Oliver Kell This is anecdotal but I’m so in on Natera. Their Signatera circulating tumor DNA test is a literal lifesaver and can detect a recurrence of cancer way before there are any physical symptoms. I know from personal experience.

Good news: I’m nearly at the end of my 2 years on abemaciclib. Only one month left. It’s been brutal - especially when trying to work and parent. Coming off something that cuts risk by 30% is scary, but I’m so ready to feel like myself again (& maybe get some hair back!). 1/2

Singing constitutes a natural and refined expression of the human being: mind, feelings, body and soul come together to communicate the great events of life. As Saint Augustine reminded us: “singing belongs to those who love.” #JubileeOfChoirs vatican.va/content/leo-xi…

"Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer Winter's Morning (1877) 🎨 William Hart

When the clinician asked if I were depressed, I said, “No, not really, though I’m not always up as a pup”. And we know what that means, right?

The Intellectualist Aaron Rupar Something clear about Pope Leo; he is watching. He is responsive. We already know he is not a bigot, racist or a sexist. Dolan is an example of the “dinosaurs” left over from dark ages whom i am •confident• will be addressed by this particular intelligent, compassionate Pope.

I’ve been living my life in a form of self-imposed palliative care, prognosticating my own life span and limiting it. Has anyone else done this during the first year of advanced cancer diagnosis?

It is my fervent hope that he gets what he deserves.

JJ in NH My dad flat out invented that my grandma collected crystal bells just so he could have something to buy her. Plot twist, she left them all to him in the will.

This probably doesn’t mean much to you, and nor should it, but a friend has collected me left me alone for an hour to have a mooch around Dunnes, and it feels, well, normal. I’m a little reliant on the trolley for stability walking, but I’m fine. Another milestone reached!

As Thanksgiving approaches, know we all belong. The table has room for each of you.

“Having begun to love you, I love you forever—in all changes, in all disgraces, because you are yourself." ~ Thomas Hardy, 𝑇𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑’𝑈𝑟𝑏𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑠 🎨 John Atkinson Grimshaw

“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." -Henry David Thoreau

Reflect on these 10 psalms of gratitude this Thanksgiving. #Thanksgiving #Catholic nationalshrine.org/blog/10-psalms…

Yesterday, Poor Robert’s Mission gave away 8,000 turkeys in the parking lot of the National Shrine to those in need this Thanksgiving. From all of us at Mary’s Shrine, we wish you a blessed and Happy Thanksgiving. May God bless you and your families. #thanksgiving #turkey

"To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do." ~ Victor Hugo

Look who showed up for Thanksgiving! 😳🦃

Welp, we did it, after 53 years together. The wife and I had our first Thanksgiving feast alone. Just the two of us! We talked, laughed and expressed our love for each other! Nothing could have been better! Happy Thanksgiving!

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