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Nary a country song doesn’t reference a boy’s truck—crazy driving in it, hauling stuff for manly work with it and sweetness under the stars in the back bed if you follow. Is it time your sweet baby had a truck? ​​ Our favorite dealer, Big Al, has some great deals on the Ram 1500; a… Continue reading Sweet Baby Need A Truck?…

Chef Christine reminds us that there is still great eating in the heat. She shares this yummy summer salad. Even better idea than whipping up this salad? Give Chef a call and she’ll come over and cook it for you. Heck, she’ll even shop and clean up. No doubt she’s got a great cocktail while… Continue reading Summer Yum…

Chemo and radiation can leave patients a tad confused. It’s called Chemo Brain. Basically, patients are never quite sure if they’re a little fuzzy or if its the drugs. Same can be said for this season’s True Detective. As of Sunday, two episodes remain and I wonder if it’s the drugs or my brain. ​​… Continue reading Is It The Chemo Or Me?…

Business websites must be updated, changed and refreshed often in order to capture an ever expanding and fickle market demanding mobile web optimization, effective SEO and responsive design. Is yours feeling a bit weary? Or even a bit nonexistent? ​​ Websrefresh, one the The Duchess’ Finest offerings, is ready to help. Nimesh Dinubhai and his… Continue reading Weary Website?…

Radiation patients must hold tight to their thoughts. Especially when being radiated. If one thinks too hard about what is happening, thoughts surely float toward the grim. ​​ Could my head actually blow up in here? What a mess that would be. How will the nurses explain that to the YaYa in the waiting room?… Continue reading Thoughts From Inside The Tube…

It’s no secret we’re in the middle of hot season in Arizona. Sometimes even a trip up north isn’t going to help, especially when we’re talking car batteries. Unless this is your first summer living on the surface of the sun, you know that in the heat, our car batteries die. They just do. You’ll… Continue reading Warning Signs…Battery Overload

Whaaa? I know right? ’Tis true. Not only does Gus have a new lady friend, he evidently has fans. Asshat. ​​ Not in the know? Gus is my feeding tube. Lucky cancer girls get one added to their list of need when they can’t eat. Since this cancer involves three surgeries, chemo and radiation to… Continue reading Gus Gets A Girlfriend…

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Middle Chicken, law school grad, is home. No one would know it from the time snatch that is studying for the Bar. She emerges late this afternoon to share a story. She thinks it has meaning for the days to come. ​​ She reiterates a fable a professor tells in Bar Review class. It is… Continue reading Ponies Are On The Way…

“You must remember that chemo is systemic.” The nurse explains the pain in my jaw, ear, side face isn’t from radiation. Radiation and all its gifts won’t kick in for a couple more weeks. So the tired, the barf-o-rama and the missing Middle Chicken’s law school graduation rests in the hands of the mighty bitch… Continue reading Week One…Chemo: 1, Me: WTF?