Regular readers of this blog know that we are following Phyllis Bush, retired Indiana teacher and a member of the Board of the Network for Public Education. Phyllis was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and she decided to fight it head on, with humor, the best medical treatment she could find, and true grit.
In this post, she describes her birthday, which was always a joyous occasion.
No self-pity, but a heap of determination and insight.
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Love this line Phyllis: “I never much cared about birthday cakes because my mom baked both a rhubarb and apple pie for each of my birthdays.”
My mom baked my favorite pie-peach, for my birthdays. I’m sure that your mom made a good one because she had to have learned to make a crust before crusts came in a “tin” or a plastic bag. So thanks, you unwittingly reminded me of my mother. Thanks for that thought!
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Oh, and ¡Feliz cumpleaños!
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What a woman!
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