Author: rugby843

I am a widow since 2013 and live by myself in a small apartment. I use a wheelchair to get around, but I wouldn't consider myself disabled. I'm 11 years away from having bladder cancer resulting in a urostomy and I'm doing well. This cancer was a result of having radiation in 1995 because of uterine cancer. So have faith in yourself, a cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. My first try at blogging was an attempt to help other people with my condition. I am a mother of three married children, and a grandmother to eight gorgeous kids, featuring them often here, and a great grandmother to two as of today, 6/7/25! I enjoy exploring my feelings and like to try the challenges. I like humor, music, movies, games, and some sports. I absolutely appreciate your reading and commenting on my blog. I am happy to read all of your blogs and learn more about you. Please comment however you like, ask whatever, and I'll answer honestly. Thanks for reading! Cheryl

OLWG

by rugby843, posted in Uncategorized

The prompts, which I ignored, were:

  1. again, again, and again
  2. buying books
  3. Christmas is gone, but we have the memories

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Again, again, and again. That’s what I thought when I saw her buying books… again. She always received books for Christmas gifts so that her closet was completely full, all of her bookcases were completely full, and every corner of her room was completely full, of books! If she wasn’t buying books, she was reading books. Oh well. Now that she’s moved out it’s her roommate’s worry. Even though I never liked trying to clean around her piles and piles of books. I miss her.

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One Liner Wednesday

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I don’t understand all the texts I get from doctors from epic from hospitals to remind me over and over again, and I always have to write back to them that I have a calendar and I know. I get at least three reminders and have to check in repeatedly for appointments, etc. all of my information and all of the medication‘s that I’m taking do not change from one day to another. I finally just had to text back stop. And what’s up with these computers that control all this information and for some reason a human being cannot change that information . Mind-boggling 😵‍💫

One-Liner Wednesday – I don’t understand

SYW – 1-26-25

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Image from iStock

This week’s questions arose following the funeral of my Aunt who celebrated her 100th birthday last June. They are not intended to offend or upset anyone, but please accept my apologies if they appear insensitive.

  1.  Do you have a bucket list? No
  2.  Cremation or burial? Cremation
  3.  Recognised service/celebration of life, or private gathering? None I hope
  4.  Flowers or donations?Gratitude:My Aunt was a lovely woman. She lived a long life and before her passing, there were five living generations in her family line, the same as with my Mum.
    I am grateful that so many people thought so highly of her and were able to pay their last respects on the 23rd
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My gratitude this week is to my wound care nurse, Nicole, who visits me every day to insure I’m keeping healthy, etc. Nurses deserve way more credit than they are given.❤️

Share Your World 27th January

The Sunday Whirl

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“That’s just beastly” Heather announced when she saw her little brother shoving sea stars into a bell jar. He had taken a sharp blade and cut off some of their arms to fit them in. Heather felt sick, and wondered how he could do such a thing and then remembered he had been watching some videos and was mimicking what he had seen. “Put that down and go sit up on those sand hills, you are done playing today!” Later on she saw him just gazing out to sea and thought she would try to soothe him by talking about what happened. Usually a timid boy, Heather decided to turn off his access to such video content, but explain why.



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Wordle 691

Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt

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Harry was one of those quiet talkers, almost mumbling as he began to comment about anything and would utter imaginative, often cruel words that no one never heard. If the crowd was large, Harry was delighted because the more people chatting, the more risqué his speech. Not many people knew of this character flaw, but there was one woman who had very clear hearing and would often suddenly laugh at Harry’s remarks. Crowd members would wonder what she thought was so funny. Naturally these two were not often invited to social gatherings.

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Weekend Writing Prompt #400 – Utter

OLWG – Unconscious

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This week’s prompts are:

  1. what does she watch on tv
  2. go for the “no”
  3. a cruel culture

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Julie was asked “what does she watch on tv” and “do you have a particular favorite?” Her answer was vague, stating, “this is a cruel culture, nothing on the news or television—even the social media has gone awry. I will go for the no and answer nothing.”

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OLWG#402- Disc Golf

Six Sentence Story

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Rules of the hop:
Write 6 Sentences. No more. No less.
Use the current week’s prompt word.
Link up at Wednesday’s post. Link goes live at 6:00 pm through Saturday late…
Spread the word and put in a good one to your fellow writers.

PROMPT WORD:  CLOSE

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I never wanted it to close. The curtains started to move. His image was disappearing. How can I live without seeing him? Please leave the curtains open. He’s gone, and now I can only dream his face.

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Sunday’s Six Sentence Story Word Prompt!