by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
Our youngest stepped across the threshold into manhood a few days ago. With birthday cheesecake and a small gathering of friends, we heralded his coming of age — 18. And all this week, I’ve had one thought. Where did the time go? When did he stop...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Feb 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
Lying on a gurney in the radiation room at my Cancer Treatment Center, I count up to 16. “You’re Number 16,” I say to the kind fellow prepping me for my morning CAT scan — Number 16 in a long line of strangers to examine, poke, bandage or...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today I must admit to being anxious. In the six days since I learned I have a cancerous tumor growing in my left breast, I have given myself just five minutes to cry and grieve over what might come of this. Behind a closed door, I questioned and wept, but then I...