Stranger in a strange land

My ( our ) first day in Boston and first night at Hope Lodge.

Well where do I begin ? From a Buddhist perspective , I have been placed in 

one of the realms in the Wheel of Life. The Hope Lodge is full and populated by

people with various stages of cancer. 

A wake up call, now instead of being the odd man out I am surrounded by others in this world called cancer.

So far everyone we’ve met have been super nice and welcoming.

That said, everyone has their own story, and for all of us this is a way station,

a bus stop leading to the unknown. But … here we are together.

Interesting how life can change in an instant, or so it seems.

it’s just that the veil has been lifted a bit sooner for us here at the Hope Lodge.