Stories, Books and Life--September 07

September 2007...The bookshelves are dusty. Kevin's side of the bed has a Harry Potter book beside it. My side has a stack of Harry Potter books--uncharacteristically, Kevin has read much faster than me. The same reading material is prominent near each of our computers--a thick, stapled stack of pages printed from the National Cancer Institute website. After some disagreement among his doctors, Kevin is struggling with the issue of chemotherapy/radiation. The difference in how we approach these decisions can be seen in our reading. Same stapled stack of papers by each of our computers. Mine is worn and dog earred with a few pages falling out from frequent reference. Kevin's has water marks on it from using it as a coaster for drinks and, more telling, his rosary sitting on top of the stack. His rosary looks worn, the papers do not.