As Phyllis Bush continues to confront cancer treatments, she thinks back to her childhood chemistry set.
Now the challenge is not to mix a potion, but to live with the side effects of the chemo treatments.
She is watching herself, an experiment every day, as she confronts her fears and beats them back.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Funny how after decades, Phyllis, we can still arrive at what you call “startling realizations”. I tend to take those sorts of realizations as a sign that we are very much alive. Thanks as always for your wonderful writing. Take care.
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