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The long road ahead

By Ken / November 22, 2016 / Comments Off on The long road ahead

Rounding nearly three weeks after surgery to remove a cancer-threatened gland, I appreciate what a long haul this is going to be. I must relearn patience to recover. Too often this is merely a fleeting thought. A construct that seems to have been intended for someone else. But it stares me right in the face…

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What is resilience made of?

By Ken / April 16, 2014 /

Across the home of the Bean, if not much of the country, the Boston Marathon bombings’ anniversary sparked much reflection on the responses of many people. Yes, a showing of the “strong” among bystanders and many first responders — and something else, perhaps a little less visible than those repeated images, but no less real.…

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