The Camino, in order

All 218 entries, oldest first — from June 2011 to December 2014.

2011

June 27, 2011Instead of Chemo, I’m Walking the Camino! July 6, 2011Musings of The Son as the Mother Lies in Hospital July 7, 2011“It wasn’t a minimally-invasive procedure after all” July 8, 2011860-year-old Guestbook of Way of St. James Disappears July 8, 2011Post-Surgery, Mom Reports Into Facebook July 8, 2011On the Coincidence of Spaniards Met in Brussels en Route to Israel July 10, 2011Mom, Irascible, Continues Recovery, Insists on Hiking July 10, 2011The Other Great Pilgrimage, Locus of Many Darwin Awards: The Running of the Bulls in Pamplona July 10, 2011Julio Revealed! July 11, 2011The Verdict: Cancer. Again. July 12, 2011The Gerson Therapy: Cancer Cure, or Health Risk? July 12, 2011Train wreck July 13, 2011Synthetic nightmare is over July 13, 2011Today’s Shopping Trip July 14, 2011Red Beets are natures rubies July 15, 2011Doubts creep in July 16, 2011Another coincidence? July 18, 2011Filled with anticipation and committment July 18, 2011French Onion soup July 19, 2011Food Gathering July 20, 2011Must lessen the load July 20, 2011Mango Arugula Salad July 22, 2011Morning hike in stretched boots July 22, 2011Roasted Peacock July 23, 2011Waiting…. July 25, 2011Chilled Soup on Hot Day July 25, 2011Bavarian Slims- perfect for Camino July 26, 2011Calling to find out… July 27, 2011Cashew Butter July 27, 2011Vegan dessert July 28, 2011Answers… July 28, 2011Can we talk?… July 30, 2011Oil change in the kitchen August 1, 2011Enema bag for sale…. August 1, 2011Mother Nature’s Jewels August 1, 2011My young days August 2, 2011Crepes filled with veggies August 2, 2011Triumph Over Inertia August 2, 2011More than excited… August 3, 2011Not the same ol’ breakfast August 3, 2011Synergy,Tandem and invisible companions. August 4, 2011Ve hef ze technolochy, or, Why I feel sorry for Camino walkers from countries without an REI store August 5, 2011Various home made dressings August 6, 2011Welcome to the Camino, Carrie! August 6, 2011The Return of Senor Julio Redondo August 7, 2011Brats, not Tapas August 9, 2011Time flies… August 9, 2011Rest from the party. August 10, 2011Stockmarket feelings August 12, 2011Super Green start of the day August 12, 2011Critics weigh in… August 15, 2011Multiple arms like ‘Kali’ August 15, 2011Eating my perfect Mango August 17, 2011Portabella August 17, 2011Expectations August 17, 2011Portabello-revisited and new creations August 18, 2011Rainbow colors August 19, 2011Same green, amazing smoothie August 21, 2011Invasive thoughts are still there August 23, 2011Awesome Black Canyon August 23, 2011Smoothie Ideas August 24, 2011Hungarian Goulash August 25, 2011Nightmares -“Daymares” August 25, 2011Great ideas and helpful hints August 25, 2011Choose Hope August 27, 2011Let’s all go Nuts August 28, 2011Long, long ago… August 29, 2011Eat fresh, organic and raw August 30, 2011The Cutting Edge September 1, 2011A little more info – Avemar Wheat Germ September 2, 2011Black Bean- Oatmeal Burger September 2, 2011Running away from chemo September 4, 2011It was only a little seed September 6, 2011Kids would love this too September 8, 2011Just moving along September 12, 2011Cricket Alarm… September 16, 2011Tearful farewell September 17, 2011Letting Go of the Life We Have Planned September 17, 2011Shutting Up My Boss September 17, 2011Lisbon, Part 1 of 2 September 19, 2011Bilbao and the Bus to Bayonne September 21, 2011“It is the first stage, to Roncesvalles, that breaks people” September 22, 2011Roncesvalles to Zubiri to Pamplona September 23, 2011In Pamplona… no bull September 24, 2011Real Obstacles September 25, 2011Walking into the Future: Pamplona to Puente La Reina September 26, 2011Puente La Reina and the Running of the Small Bulls September 26, 2011Toward Los Arcos and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle September 26, 2011La Bruja en Los Arcos September 27, 2011Viana and the Monastic Life September 28, 2011The Mourning Tenor on the Camino de Santiago September 29, 2011From Viana to Logroño September 29, 2011A Visit to the Notary September 29, 2011Morning Meditations in Logrono September 29, 2011From Pamplona to “Ave Maria” in Los Arcos September 29, 2011An Audience with El Notario October 1, 2011Navarette, Azrofa, Santo Domingo de la Calzado October 2, 2011Santo Domingo de la Calzado to Belarado – This Post Sponsored by Ibuprofen October 4, 2011Belorado and Jamón October 4, 2011From Burgos to the Inquisition and the Aztecs October 4, 2011Julio and Marie Anne Leave Us, So We Can Evolve October 5, 2011Catching Up: Logroño and Navarette October 6, 2011León, Our Favorite Hospitalero, and a Brilliant Cathedral October 7, 2011León to Astorga, City of Chocolate October 9, 2011Astorga to Rabanal October 10, 2011“I Want to Go to that Cross and Leave My Cancer Behind” October 10, 2011Mom: Navarette, Azofra, Santo Domingo, Belorado, Burgos, Leon, El Acebo, Astorga October 10, 2011Mom Approaches El Cruz de Ferro — the Iron Cross of Letting Go October 10, 2011The Cross of Chemo October 11, 2011Mom at the Cruz de Fierro October 11, 2011High Up in El Acebo, We Are Served a Human Heart October 11, 2011El Acebo to Ponferrada: More Jamón and What I Miss October 13, 2011Sarria to Mercadoiro to Ventas de Naron October 14, 2011Inge – Rabanal to Mercadoiro and the Iron Cross October 14, 2011Leaving Mercadoiro; Rene the Eagle October 15, 2011Notes from Kilometer 18, Give or Take October 17, 2011Next to Last Day: Arzúa to Pedrouzo October 17, 2011The End of This Way October 20, 2011Just When You Thought It Was Over: Portugal October 26, 2011Last kilometers into Santiago October 27, 2011Cathedral, St James and Certificate October 27, 2011Casanova Mato, Arzua, Pedrouzo, and Santiago October 27, 2011Video of Mom at the Cathedral of Santiago October 29, 2011Good bye Spain and Hello to Portugal October 29, 2011Must be fair about food…. October 29, 2011How Did the Camino Change Me? October 30, 2011Respite in Portugal November 1, 2011Walking at home… November 1, 2011Root of Celery ‘Steak’ November 3, 2011Days on the Camino, What I Miss (Part II), and a Secret to Happiness November 6, 2011Ode to feet November 8, 2011Twilight Zone November 13, 2011Two days to go.. November 15, 2011Cheers and Kindness.. November 15, 2011On Auschwitz and Cancer November 17, 2011Moonwater November 21, 2011Futile questions November 24, 2011Brain freeze December 1, 2011Thumbscrews December 6, 2011Fifty reasons.. December 8, 2011‘Gotcha’. December 16, 2011Musings December 29, 2011Bye, New York- Hello, Denver

2012

January 6, 2012Well, here I go… January 13, 2012Friday the 13th January 17, 2012Out from Under Myself January 18, 2012I had a feeling…. January 25, 2012Flurry of e-mails February 3, 2012Odd message February 5, 2012More ‘what- for’ February 16, 2012Cabin Fever… February 24, 2012A new test, no date. March 3, 2012Scalpel, just over the mountain March 4, 2012Prayers, Angels and Candles… March 6, 2012Eleventh hour cancellation and more questions.. March 11, 2012Paging Dr. Chutzpah March 13, 2012Constantly Questioning What We Think We Know March 20, 2012One day, like the next… March 28, 2012Dr. Very Nice April 8, 2012Different days April 24, 2012Time’s up… May 9, 2012Fiesta–Test results–new malady May 21, 2012Calling Dr. House. May 30, 2012Another doc, more tests and CA 125 June 11, 2012Venus in Transit June 27, 2012Enough is enough. July 6, 2012Rain, finally and new Doc July 15, 2012Full circle and Dr. Two July 24, 2012Tomorrow… August 12, 2012Surgery….part I August 19, 2012Second surgery September 5, 2012Finally!! Discovery of pain source. September 23, 2012Up-Down-Sideways October 27, 2012More E.R.- More questions November 13, 2012Finally, Diagnosis.

2013

January 12, 2013A most amazing gift… February 17, 2013Green light for Green Juice February 21, 2013GOTCHA!! March 1, 2013Port and Chemo March 10, 2013After Chemo.. March 17, 2013Goldilocks no more. March 25, 2013No breaks to catch… April 6, 2013Too close for comfort. April 17, 2013Couchsurfing… May 3, 2013‘Lawd… Lawd have Mercy’. May 26, 2013Door Number 1-2 or 3? June 14, 2013Eyebrow….wigs? June 26, 2013CA -125 Ovarian cancer blood test July 8, 2013Hot days and cool cooking July 24, 2013Not so nice changes August 9, 2013BIG Rollercoaster ride… August 27, 2013New Chemo… and no Germany September 19, 2013Yellow Love and 2nd ‘new’ chemo September 23, 2013Great Kindness at the POW WOW October 7, 2013Chemo Limbo and Tears of Phoenix October 23, 2013Look Ma! .. No net! November 18, 2013….the envelope goes to??? December 11, 2013cancer, marijuana and no GPS December 31, 2013CANNABIS vs CANCER

2014

January 16, 201448 harrowing hours January 23, 201424 Hours in the life of…. February 16, 2014Camino Not Chemo March 5, 2014Fleas and Lice October 28, 2014Das war die Grenze October 29, 2014Messages to My Mother November 1, 2014The Day the Earth Moved November 2, 2014Missing Her Already November 3, 2014Improving, Worsening, or Leveling Out? November 3, 2014Sticking It Out November 6, 2014The End of Suffering vs. The Will to Live November 9, 2014Days of Reckoning – and Waiting November 11, 2014I Did Everything Right November 13, 2014Not Enough World and Not Enough Time November 15, 2014Not Getting Better November 20, 2014Love and Confusion November 22, 2014Words Seem to be Important to Me November 25, 2014To Ferry to the Other Side December 19, 2014The Last Camino