Category Archives: What Else: About Life

Seven-Hundred and Ninety-Three

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Diane Fiore

How do you measure a life, a friendship, connected hearts? -In all of the times spent laughing -And the times spent crying -In the times trading stories in the high school cafeteria -During the times spent listening to music -The … Continue reading →

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Chicken Teriyaki, Pop Tarts, and Dog Food

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Diane Fiore

With what seemed like little effort back then, we planned, packed and piled into our vehicles with several days’ worth of food, shelter, clothing, matches, and burnable dinnerplates. And an abundance of anticipation, heading to Follensby Clear Pond in the … Continue reading →

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Toto, I’ve a Feeling We’re Not in Kansas Anymore

Posted on May 10, 2021 by Diane Fiore

After almost three decades of dreaming, talking, and planning a move to Florida, we finally did it.  Moving across town requires adjustment, so it’s only logical that moving 1500 miles away is going to be an adventure (adjustment), and at … Continue reading →

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The Bravehearts

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Diane Fiore

I always wonder where the ideas, energy, and the sense of the immense importance comes from when people who are faced with adversity come up with programs and plans that offer support, encouragement, and fun to others in similar situations.  … Continue reading →

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My Cherished Friend

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Diane Fiore

She went out of her way to include me.  Promised to wait for me so I could join her, her mother, and her two friends for dinner.   This single moment revealed her true nature.  Her Name is Francesca. We met … Continue reading →

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This Guy!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Diane Fiore

When I became ill two years ago, I initially avoided googling my disease because I was so frightened and didn’t want to read about my impending demise.  Little by little, tiny rays of hope were being tossed my way, and … Continue reading →

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Crossing Bridges

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Diane Fiore

~Living with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in the Rear view Mirror~   I crossed a bridge today that had a clearer path in front of me than the many bridges I’ve crawled across during these last 2 years.  Yesterday was the two-year … Continue reading →

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Let us in. Please.

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Diane Fiore

The cancer wagon pulled in to the secured entrance of Hippocrates Health Institute in West Palm Beach (WPB).  It was not anticipated that to enter the grounds, the driver’s identification would need to be shown.  Our driver complied, but not … Continue reading →

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The Final Disappearing Act

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Diane Fiore

The story goes that Merlin’s tail saved him.  He was born in South Carolina, and just before his move to the Northeast, he lived in a cage in a barn with a bazillion other unwanted dogs.  A dog rescue worker … Continue reading →

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When a stranger says “I Love You”

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Diane Fiore

I was leaving a patients house a few months ago (I’m an Occupational Therapist working in Home Care) and yelled to the patient’s husband:  “Bye, husband”.  I couldn’t remember his name.  He yelled: “Bye, I love you!”  I was a … Continue reading →

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