tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post6547899963124750735..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: October again.doylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-14059506306226424652008-10-09T15:14:00.000-04:002008-10-09T15:14:00.000-04:00I think that our inability to have conversations m...I think that our inability to have conversations may be what ultimately kills our culture.<BR/><BR/>We've become so specialized in our work that we've managed to separate what we do from what we're responsible for. <BR/><BR/>My mom, too, had a mastectomy. And chemo. And radiation. And more surgery. And more chemo. And more radiation.<BR/><BR/>At the end, when it was clear she was going to die, she wanted to continue her brain radiation, so as not to hurt the feelings of her radiation oncologist (and, I suspect, because my mom had a thing for finishing anything you start).<BR/><BR/>My sister's work in environmental activism stemmed from my mom's disease--Mary Beth realized it was the environment that killed our mother.<BR/><BR/>Mary Beth was killed by a Christian missionary who ran her off the road, left her to die, then sent me a letter telling me it was God's will.<BR/><BR/>What a world. I am still recovering from losing her. If I ever recover, watch out. In the meantime, I'll keep fiddling while the world burns.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-35845611586153010252008-10-09T11:08:00.000-04:002008-10-09T11:08:00.000-04:00I am sorry about the loss of your mom. My mom had ...I am sorry about the loss of your mom. My mom had breast cancer and chose the route of mastectomy to increase her odds. She is lucky. Hers was found very early in a mammogram (it would have been missed if she would have kept the two earlier mammograms - the machine was broken - gotta love small town life - it bought her the 4 months for that one to start to grow).<BR/><BR/>I love the "Better living through chemistry" way of life we now seem to chase. I avoid it at all costs. Let's just say the chemical engineer and architect we know can't have many conversations at our dinner table. My husband too, he is a finance man (though he is showing more signs of my common sense).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544468563054087057noreply@blogger.com