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Julie Keller
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That Jewel Sparkles Bright...October 15, 2021
I called my sister, not one second after hanging up the phone with my doctor. Stunned and cold, frozen in that awful moment, suspended...
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Nov 16, 20211 min read
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Glinda the Good Witch...October 10, 2021
I stare at old photos, drawn to my right leg. Gaze travels to my real-time leg...blink...yup, still gone. Heart cinch. My mind tries...
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Nov 14, 20212 min read
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When My Hair Fell Out...September 23, 2021
It started when my hair fell out. For several weeks it was a messy bun, as chemo began its relentless and poisonous course in my veins....
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Nov 10, 20212 min read
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Rise Up, Rise Up...September 18, 2021
Rumi tells us, "You have seen my descent, now watch me rise." A few days ago I threw my laundry down the stairs and scooted on my butt to...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
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Love & Goodness of Spirit...September 9, 2021
Here I am, in the mirror of Evan's dorm room. Evan and Peter were moving in. Always the mom who helped, I couldn't the same way this...
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Nov 9, 20213 min read
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Watch the Magic Happen...August 27, 2021
Today I met Claire. She came to my home, ready to stretch and move...she is my new physical therapist. Now...do you ever nearly snarl by...
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Nov 8, 20212 min read
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A Father's Visit...August 23, 2021
My father visited last night. To get to the door to greet him, I slid on my butt down the stairs. I have learned that it works, thank...
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Nov 7, 20212 min read
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Learning to Surf...August 19, 2021
My health misadventure has taught me to surf. Not on an ocean but on my tears. Perhaps you know this surfing too...I bet you do. Tears...
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Nov 7, 20211 min read
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Watch the Birds...August 13, 2021
For the past seven months, I have been in the brilliant care of four doctors, each with a different focus. They took my hand and walked...
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Nov 7, 20212 min read
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A Place for your Heart...August 6, 2021
On Monday I will have surgery. My leg will be taken from me. First Corinthians tells us that faith, hope and love remain, and the...
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Nov 6, 20212 min read
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Angels Among Us...August 1, 2021
The universe can be magical and joyful. A few days ago I had an echocardiogram for pre-op purposes. The University of Minnesota clinics...
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Nov 5, 20211 min read
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The High Dive...July 24, 2021
I remember standing on the high dive at Sioux Park pool when I was a young girl. Maybe you remember a high dive too. Looking way, way...
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Nov 5, 20211 min read
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What One Would Give...July 16, 2021
What would one give for one's life, if asked? Yesterday my surgeon asked if I would give my leg for my life. I said yes, I will yes, I...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Kindness & Eyebrows...July 7, 2021
My eyebrows have returned, just as I end radiation treatment. It is the little things, right? Remember the joy of the small stuff,...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Expectations...June 2021
I could take a selfie with this post, but don't like not having eyebrows, honestly. Some days, I feel like an exotic Star Wars character...
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Nov 1, 20211 min read
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An Invitation...January 2021
A few weeks ago, I wrote about invitations, wondering what we would each be invited to this new year. I didn't know then that I would...
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Nov 1, 20211 min read
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One Minute or a Few More...September 2020
Do you wake and turn to your phone. I do. Do you walk to the coffee maker, the news headlines ablaze in your head? I do. Do you try to...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
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