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

W3 7-8-26

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“On Aging” by Maya Angelou

“And I’m the same person I was back then”

Sitting here and

Bored of course, I’m

Lonely, the

Schedule always the same

Just a name, not a person

Or apartment number where I

Live, not the home where I was

I wish sometimes I could go back

Wishing time away, I do now and then.

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http://skepticskaddish.com/2026/07/08/w3-prompt-219-weave-written-weekly/

Fandango’s Story Starter

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It was a good thing I already knew her, it was Helen from across the hall…but I never knew she had a gun! Quickly I stepped back, thinking I was going to be her next victim! Helen’s hand holding the gun was shaking. When she saw my reaction she dropped it. In doing so, it went off and shot me in the leg. I fell down and screamed, “Helen, what the hell?”
After the 911 call and my trip in an ambulance, it turned out Helen had shot a vase in her own apartment. It was warning a burglar she found when she opened her own door. Lucky for him it scared him off and he left through her window. Both of us learned a lesson – keep your windows and doors locked!

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Fandango’s Story Starter #254

MLMM Wordle

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Julie tried to delete the phone call. She was tired of thinking someone was vindictive enough to have found her diary and spread her personal thoughts on the internet. Julie’s maiden voyage to cell phone privacy rules were only on a basic level. Now she trusted nobody and the friend she thought reliable received a strong reprimand.

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MLMM Monday Wordle #484

SYW 7-6-26

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Here are this week’s questions:

1.  What was the last film/movie you saw at the theatre/cinema? “Avengers End Game”


2.  Do you like sequels or remakes? I do not like remakes!


3.  Have you ever read a book and thought of the ‘perfect person’ to play the lead role? Yes. However, my favorite character in books I could never find an actor to play that role. I have his image set in my mind😀


4.  Fun question:
Think of one of Hollywood’s tough guys (past or present) and cast them in a ludicrous role. Harrison Ford as Popeye. I loved Robin Williams, but hated that movie.


Who would you choose and what role would you have in mind? “Primal Fear”’s character played by Edward Norton, in “Love Story”.

Gratitude: I am grateful to be alive🥰

Share Your World : 6th July 2026