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<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Murphy Daley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Feb 26, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m wishing I had the time and energy to write. It\u2019s not easy right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m still in recovery from all the medical things. I would like to think that I have the basic skills and could write a story or a little scrap of something interesting worthy of my regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I got in a conversation with my daughter about how sci fi explores ideas by imagining what else might be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If this is true, what else is true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s true is I\u2019m engaged in a battle with a tiny enemy . A VERY serious battle\u2014so much so that everyone seems to understand how serious it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been taking it seriously. And I see something that most people don\u2019t\u2014how miniscule the cancer is. Why does the battle of this insignificant little group of cells take up so much of my life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not just my life. There is a whole bunch of medical professionals who have made it their mission to fight these cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why should people pay attention to something so small?<\/p>\n\n\n\n It grows. That\u2019s the prominent aspect of cancer: it grows at a faster rate than the other cells\u2014sometimes aggressively faster. That critical mass is the danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish I were in an alternate reality. What else is true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n IF those tiny enemies can grow into something so significant it kills me<\/p>\n\n\n\n What else can tiny things do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The idea still works if I turn it inside out. I can only manage the smallest steps, barely a nod to remember the skills I once used with such little effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But those small things can add up to significance. I don\u2019t have the endurance now. Except I can still do short sessions. Half an hour? Ten minutes? Two?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Can I make it my mission to keep going? Those doctors, nurses and scientists keep going on their fight. I want to stick to my mission as well. Small things add up. As I push out the small enemy, I feel the effort in my body and I know it is heavy. Removing those tiny things is hard. It is valuable and encouraging to recognize the effort of the addition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2 Murphy Daley Feb 26, 2025 I\u2019m wishing I had the time and energy to write. It\u2019s not easy right now. I\u2019m still in recovery from all the medical things. I would like to think that I have the basic … Continue reading