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Today would have been my sister, Jeanne Robinson’s, 67th birthday… Compelled to honor and celebrate the magnificent woman that birthed our beloved gracefulwomanwarrior, I journeyed to the birthplace of our matriarch, Dorothy; that magical place on the tip of Cape Cod that has always been a sanctuary for the Rubbicco/Robinson women- Provincetown. I feel her…

Valentine’s Day. The day to proclaim your love to all those you hold near and dear. Not such an easy thing to do when the one you love is just beyond your reach… From the moment we woke up today, Miss M and I yearned for our precious Mamae. So off we went, in search…

On this wintery, blustery day, I went searching for the perfect epitaph for Terri’s bench. So naturally, I went straight to the source; gracefulwomanwarrior. Back to the beginning… Two hours and many tears later, I made it through the first year of Terri’s blog. God, could that girl write. And inspire. And energize. I am…

Been missing Terri… So much… As are Miss M. And Heron. And many of you. I know because some of you reached out this week. Feeling the same ache. Missing her smile. Her light. Her irrepressible positivity. Two weeks ago, Miss M and I channeled our grief by embarking on a quest to NYC to…

“Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call, and I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah, you’ve got a friend.” James Taylor                           I woke up this morning “filled” with all that is/was Terri. In my dreams. In my heart.…

      “Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased.” Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon Spider Robinson       On this bittersweet Christmas Eve, my heart and soul ache for the loss of my beloved niece… I have learned over these last few weeks that my brother-in-law, Spider, was right. So, in an attempt to lessen…

Our Warrior gracefully and peacefully journeyed “home” on Friday, December 5th, at 12:41 p.m… Choreographing right up until the moment of her death, Terri Luanna waited for her beloved husband to arrive. Then, as in all she did in her brief life, Terri passed gracefully and in peace, surrounded by all who loved her dearly.…

The sun is rising and our Warrior is sleeping soundly beside me. It has been a powerful week with our girl. Things have shifted in the last 48 hours… I stayed over Tuesday night. It’s uncanny how in the wee hours of the morning, usually between 4-5 a.m., Terri and I have the most profoundly…

Auntie L here My beloved niece has asked me to speak on her behalf. Sitting next to her in Chicago as she painstakingly “wrote” her last post, LIFE AND DEATH, was truly a humbling experience. She has been using a voice recognition program for some time, and that post took her 3 hours to complete. I…

                The latest scan results are in.  The cancer has spread. In addition to the cancer in my lymph nodes and around my left breast implant, the cancer has also spread to my sternum, ribs, clavicle, pelvis, vertebrae, spine, neck, and into my liver.  Plus, I still have liters of fluid surrounding my left lung.  And it turned out there is a fracture in the left femoral neck ( which explained the hip pain I’d been…