by Charity Singleton Craig | Oct 6, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
From the minute I heard about the Cody Center art studios, I knew I would be spending at least some of my free time at the Laity Lodge Writer’s Retreat drawing or painting. With my surgery just five weeks behind me, hiking and biking and swimming would be out....
by Charity Singleton Craig | Sep 8, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
On Monday, I had this thought, “I’m going to die of cancer.” It wasn’t a premonition; it wasn’t a revelation. I didn’t get new information from the doctor that I’m just now sharing. In fact, it wasn’t even a new thought....
by Charity Singleton Craig | Aug 25, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I’m not at work today. I wasn’t at work the day before that, or the day before that, either. In fact, the last time I showed my face at the office was last Wednesday, the day before my surgery. I’ve been gone for more than a week now. And the way...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Aug 12, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
Wednesday, I showed up at the hospital for my 6:30 a.m. appointment praying they would be on time. I was coming for my pre-surgery screening, and the scheduler had warned me that the appointment would take about two hours. But everyone knows that a two-hour...
by Charity Singleton Craig | Aug 5, 2011 | Archived Blog Posts
I’ve been swimming three times in the past week. Big deal, you might be saying. It IS summer after all. But it’s just Thursday, I’ve been working 10 hour days, and I don’t actually belong to a neighborhood pool. And did I mention that I sunburn...