***UPDATED UPDATE (see bottom for links to my stories about Karen and our family)
The New Karen, with Straight Hair, Cute as a Button
Hey, I have a passel of married lady relatives in Israel who wear wigs, I'm an expert. I dare you to tell the difference! (From cellphone, she will undoubtedly post better pics.)
Karen in the hospital today after chemo. Yanked out a bunch of her falling hair, slung on a hot pink hat and copped her usual attitude. What's not to love? (Except maybe my lousy, blurry photo and the two really perfect ones I somehow lost...)
It's chemo treatment time again for the incredibly brave Karen, fighting melanoma with all she's got. It's fighting back, trying to win, but we're gonna keep kicking its ass just as hard and as long as we can. Still, look at that smile, even as more hair falls daily. Is that the picture of an optomist or what? I am so tired of this ugly disease. Here are some more pictures of a beautiful family. A life so fully lived. Even more now. Wife. Mother. Daughter. Sister. Teacher. Singer. Holistic Healer. Niece. Aunt. Friend. Positive to the max. All thoughts and prayers welcome. I'll check in later in the week. Sorry for missing your posts (and for leaving penises in my wake). Still, some irony there too. ... 
Karen a year ago, baking healthy bread, the staff of life. Irony, anyone?
She posted this note to friends and family on her Facebook page Sunday:
"Another chemo tomorrow. Thanks, in advance, for your kind thoughts and prayers. You are the wind beneath my wings."
I am supposed to be the writer in the family, but I couldn't have said it better myself.
Karen now, losing her thick, gorgeous hair and gaining some extra cheeks. 
Bob and Karen 
Karen singing with the band, 1993 (an amazing voice you have to hear to believe).
PS We have some cool new (more 'family-friendly') t-shirts coming. Maybe you'll buy one to help Karen and all who fight the "Orphan Cancers."
Karen's Cancer Oddessy
(as told by me)
I See Courage .. How It Began, The Story of Eye
"This Is Not The End Of Your Life" ... Dr Sato, POSITIVITY
Karen, Brave Warrior ... Chemo
Here's To Alex, To Life, L' Chaim! ... Bar Mitzvah
No More! No Más! Enough! Basta! Finis! Stop! ... Karen's Birthday, May 20, 2009
5 Reasons I'm Cranky, 5 Reasons I'm Not ... Belle!
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I can't help but think of her along with a few others I know that are battling cancer.
Rated.
Keep kickin' ass, Karen. Keep cheer-leading, Sally. We're all with you.
We had a tired day today, but still, all this beautiful energy is doing Karen, and us all, some much needed good.
Bless you, thank you. If you need me to give some back, just holler.