This is the last photo that I ever took of my sweet, wonderful Mina Bean. Why didn’t I take more pictures of Mina after that date? Because Mina started to look very ill and frail right about tha… more →
It's OK to Talk About the Cancernothoney wrote 1 day ago: Last night I stayed up until about 2 a.m. I dozed off on the couch a few times but when I saw the ho … more →
nothoney wrote 2 days ago: I had intended to post earlier but it’s hard to put my mind to the reality of spending my firs … more →
nothoney wrote 6 days ago: Today’s post written by my dear friend and Mina’s Auntie Sue in celebration of the girl … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: Mina is the most loving, joyful, and beautiful soul I’ve ever met. I wasn’t Mina’s … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday, our last day together was in my mind all day. I went to church, I hiked in the battlefiel … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: It’s two weeks today since our last full day together. I wake up every morning thinking about … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: I’m scanning photos of Mina to make Flickr slideshows so y’all can see how she looked as … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: I miss Mina most in the morning and in the evening when I return home from work. Our mornings were a … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: We had this portrait taken on August 23, 2008. Mina was due for a summer shave but I put it off unti … more →
nothoney wrote 1 week ago: Mina’s Auntie Sue told me yesterday morning that she and Uncle Robin made a special donation i … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: Yesterday was a very long, very sorrowful, very difficult day for me. I cried a lot. I left a meetin … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: I don’t understand how it’s a week since my Mina left me and not a year or 10 minutes. T … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: I sleep about four hours per night. My temper is short and sometimes my vision is a little blurred. … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: Mina, as you know from reading this blog since April, has a large family. She loves everyone but esp … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: Mina is an outstanding travel companion, as I’ve mentioned before. I took her everywhere I cou … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: My friends have suggested that I write about Mina’s life – little stories of our times t … more →
nothoney wrote 2 weeks ago: My friend Christine (@ChristineAnnC) wrote a poem for Mina on Monday. As Christine was finishing the … more →
nothoney wrote 3 weeks ago: “Sometimes the miracle happens on the other side.” That’s what my former Episcopal … more →
nothoney wrote 3 weeks ago: Yesterday, I surely thought Mina was feeling about as bad as she ever has with the cancer. She slept … more →