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This is Dianne once again.  Tonight’s topic is Doug and the things he needs to do that are so very important to him but that he never gets time to do.  For Christmas, our wonderful and wise, not to mention beautiful, daughter gave us a one-night stay at a local hotel which expires tomorrow (May 31).  So I suggeted to Doug that it would be the perfect time for him to become a reclusive writer who takes his memoirs to an unknown destination and completes them…no one to bother him…order in room service…no doggies to have to feed or walk…just concentrate on the wonderful and I think inspirational book that he has been writing since he was first diagnosed.  I absolutely miss him when he is away but I want him to follow his dream and finish his book.  Caralia’s idea of the one-night stay was to allow us some much needed alone time, but I know how important it is for Doug to complete the book.  He  should have been a writer…his writing is both heart-felt and magical. 

Sometimes we do things for our loved ones that are not easy for us and by doing that we show them how much we love them…in a quiet way…at least that’s what I think.  So I go to bed alone and think of calling him (because I really miss him) but don’t because I know he really needs to do this.  This book will help men, women and families touched by cancer to follow the journey of a very courageous man and his family.  Men don’t often talk about illness … especially when it has to do with such an important part of their bodies…yikes…but Doug has shared the good and bad and I’m proud of him for doing that.  Its a very personal book and just the kind of thing people dealing with cancer need, and hopefully it will help them on their own journey.

Thanks for listening.

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