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Abigail Johnston
Jul 1, 20225 min read
Project Life Statement on the Supreme Courts' decision to overturn Roe V. Wade.
On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson case, which reverses the 1973...
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Ann Camden
Jun 19, 20226 min read
Joy of Playing
“Let’s build ourselves a pleasant little mountain,” the vaguely familiar voice from the computer said. “We’ll start with a little bit of...
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projectlifembc
Jun 1, 20221 min read
Energy
PART I We feel it Good or bad No in between We need it but don’t have enough I’d pay $4.99 a gallon just to be able to move some days...
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Maura Bivens
May 8, 20224 min read
Protect Your Energy
Last night at the book club the question that was raised was, “How hard is it for you to ask for help?”. The response got emotional,...
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Ann Camden
May 2, 20227 min read
The Showdown: FOMO vs. Energy Levels
FOMO= The Fear of Missing Out. For three years, the pair of tickets laid on our family desk collecting dust. They’d been there since late...
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Maura Bivens
Apr 11, 20224 min read
The Worth of My Advice
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 11 Ep 3, advice from Stage IV Being an extreme extrovert, I preferred to be on the couch while feeling so...
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Ann Camden
Apr 4, 20226 min read
Visiting Boundaries
“I’ll serve sweet tea and pimento cheese. Maybe a charcuterie board and a Pinot Noir,” I think to myself jumping into hostess mode. “Or,...
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Ivory Jones
Mar 27, 20223 min read
When Financial Security Means Staying for the Insurance
When I moved from New Orleans to Atlanta in 2018, the plan was to work my government contracting job as an Editorial Assistant a couple...
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Maura Bivens
Mar 20, 20223 min read
Living or Dying. It depends on which insurance company you ask.
I’ve been living somewhere between the two worlds of living and dying, for twelve years now. My last treatment for the triple negative...
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Ann Camden
Nov 24, 20213 min read
Legacy from the Kitchen
My mother-in-law is known for her mush. Her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren show up bleary-eyed at the breakfast table to...
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Flori Hendron
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Borders
This poem was written by our Project Life member and L.I.F.E. mentor Flori Hendron. I’ve crossed the border from a long life to living in...
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projectlifembc
Nov 7, 20213 min read
Reinvention is my legacy.
In 2008, I had everything going for me: a busy and successful ob-gyn practice; a precocious 9 year old daughter; and a well used passport...
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projectlifembc
Nov 3, 20213 min read
Death is not Spooky
Spooky season has sailed by, and with it global focus has shifted away from death. The rest of the year the majority of our society...
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projectlifembc
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Looking Beyond the Ribbon
In kindergarten as all my teacher and parental friends know as a benchmark the students are to learn to count to 100, say their ABC’s,...
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projectlifembc
Oct 4, 20211 min read
PINKTOBER 2021
Project Life is happy to share thoughts from our members. Read this from member Flori Hendron. The artwork is her own. It gets me every...
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projectlifembc
Sep 28, 20213 min read
A Letter From Your Caregiver
Re: Survivorship To my Beloved, I am scared too. Stage IV is not what we expected. At times, my heart breaks. Anxiety and depression set...
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projectlifembc
Sep 20, 20212 min read
Survivorship, friend or foe?
In the cancer community we seem to all have our own personal internal (or external) reaction to the words ‘survivor’ and ‘survivorship.’...
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projectlifembc
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Survivorship in the Black Community
Since childhood, the word “strong” felt synonymous with being Black. Community did too. Descendants of enslaved people who organized...
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projectlifembc
Sep 6, 20212 min read
What is Survivorship?
Todays, post comes from Board Member, Cathy Ormerod. She dives into the word, survivorship and how that word is considered within the...
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