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Liz Arginteanu's avatar

Amazing news. Enjoy and rest

Annessa Light's avatar

Such an insightful, thoughtful, brilliant take. I’m in awe of your writing, Kirsten. And so, so thankful for your clean scans! ❤️

Kirsten Davidson's avatar

I’m glad I have you to literally walk through this with

Annessa Light's avatar

See? There you go again with the perfect turn of phrase, fancy writer lady. 😉

Average American's avatar

Yessss!!! I'm ecstatic for this news. But also: no pressure! No pressure please. Just be, and live, and eat the blueberries. Also keep making me laugh out loud with lines like these: Robert Frost is apparently pedestrian and not cool. You're the best my friend.

Kirsten Davidson's avatar

On it! All of this.

RT Novello's avatar

I want to say I am so happy and of course I am but it’s always a mixed bag. People who don’t have cancer are elated and jubilant and usually we cancer folk are more subdued, wary. I have decided this time is for going deeper with people I care about, and sparing my life down to real enjoyable things, great coffee, sunrises, swimming outside in nature, grandkids, riding in my FU Cancer convertible, reading on the porch chaise lounge, you get it. Upgraded what I could here instead of grand travel, but thats just me, my precious one life doesnt want bucket list adventures but will support anything anyone says they want to do with theirs. My favorite poem is a Whitman poem so there ya go there is a reason they are beloved.

Kirsten Davidson's avatar

Yeah it’s so complicated. It’s almost another hit to get a clean scan. It’s a constant - now what? Agree - it’s less about goals. It’s just moments. I love what you e said here.

Mari's avatar

Congratulations dear friend 🫐💕

Kevin McGuirk's avatar

I studied with Louise Glück, John Ashbery, and some other famous poets; I’ve taught college English for 15 years; and I think Robert Frost and Mary Oliver’s writing is great. Your writing is pretty damn impressive, too!

Kevin McGuirk's avatar

And congrats on the clean scans!

Kirsten Davidson's avatar

Marie Howe has been my go to these last months.

Andrea Hoy's avatar

Congratulations!!!