Ruth Silverman
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Settling into a routine of chemotherapyNov 03, 2021 11:50 pm - I always look forward to Wednesdays. This past week, I took my usual turkey sandwich with me to Glenbrook Hospital, where I go for chemo each week -- just in case I'm d...
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Celebrating little victoriesNov 03, 2021 9:40 pm - My neuropathy demanded recognition. Its onset was sudden and dramatic -- a collapse to the floor of my house. In the weeks since then, I've been learning to get back on ...
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Always search for positives when fighting cancerNov 03, 2021 6:22 pm - Rarely, if ever, do people give a thought to the number of words in a sentence, in a phrase, a paragraph or an idea. Only when demanded, as in great literature -- "How d...
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'Normal' has a different meaning for the cancer patientNov 03, 2021 9:28 am - It's easy to take simple things for granted. Thanks to a more-than-willing editor, my last column ran right on time, in its appointed place, in spite of the fact that I ...
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Trip to Israel marks rite of passage for familyNov 02, 2021 7:08 pm - Inspired by her daughter Shari Gilblair's desire to celebrate a bat mitzvah, Marcia Krinsky, of Prospect Heights, said, "What the heck? I'll do it, too!" Before they kne...
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Challenges aplenty since last columnNov 02, 2021 7:09 pm - Since my last column, which ran Feb. 11, I've been an inpatient at Evanston Hospital, eaten too much food and lost about 12 pounds. Go figure! Through the portacath ne...
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Rebounding from setback one step at a timeNov 02, 2021 4:15 pm - No matter what the weather, the postmen make their appointed rounds -- even if they're delayed, as they must have been, by the recent snowstorms, ice and potholes. Norma...
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Traditional ties to GodNov 02, 2021 2:48 pm - Since his own bar mitzvah in Rogers Park at the age of 13, Oren Rotman has been wrapping. A few times a week the Buffalo Grove resident carefully winds leather straps an...
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Cancer Society provides transport for port surgeryNov 02, 2021 1:42 pm - Ports bring to mind exotic places, as in ports of call. However, there are other ports most people don't visit. Placed just under the skin below the collar bone, they ar...
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Local playwrights banking on work comedyNov 02, 2021 12:30 pm - "We're looking forward to being on Broadway," says Mike Rosenbaum, quickly throwing in a qualifier, "intersecting at Clark Street." That's typical of the off-beat humor ...