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Depending on my mood, the alignment of the stars,(you get the idea!), my blog will feature issues that hit home--health, heartwarming stories and humor, not to mention my brain tumor and freelance writing journeys. Feel free to visit my non-profit, Meningioma Mommas at www.meningiomamommas.org Check out my writing website at www.lizholzemer.com if you're interested in up to date information about my first book, (already a Denver best-seller!)CURVEBALL: WHEN LIFE THROWS YOU A BRAIN TUMOR. I'm donating a percentage of every sale to meningioma specific research.

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39.999999999

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Contributed by: Liz Holzemer on 7/27/2007

Dear 39.999999999,

You've run out of time
No longer are you mine

I've held on to you for as long I can
I must lesson my grasp; let you slip through my hands

Just round the corner, a new decade awaits
The magical forties, I've been told they're great

Before we part our separate ways
A few words I feel compelled to say

We had so much promise in the early years
Until you delivered me that horrid health fear

A tumor so large and unwelcome in my brain upstairs
Thankfully I survived, so what I lost some hair

I recovered and pursued my delayed quest
To add a miracle child to my empty nest

Proving doctors wrong not once but twice
My miracles Hannah and Hunter
Filled out my family quite nice

You, dear thirties, helped shaped the woman I'm today
Rediscovering my passion, not afraid to have my say

I don't buy what the magazines boldly proclaim:

Flatten Forties Flab!
Forty is the New Twenty!
Mid-Life Meltdowns: It's all Down Hill from Here!

Why would we all want to be the same?

I'm proud of my Botox-less laugh lines and deep furrowed brow
Showcasing a life of adventures lived, where shall I go off to now?

More over 39.999999999
No longer are you mine

There's a new kid on the block
Dear Forty, I think we're gonna rock!

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Submitted By: Gladys Mercier

posted on 1/29/2008 @ 7:45:29 PM

Rated Blog Entry

Life begins at 40!

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Submitted By: Fairlight Baer-Gutierrez

posted on 7/30/2007 @ 5:40:33 PM

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Congrats on your special milestone and all you've accomplished in recent years, Liz. Happy birthday!

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Liz Holzemer

Highlands Ranch , CO

Liz Holzemer has posted 14 blog entries and 6 comments since joining on 9/14/2005. Liz Holzemer 's average blog rating is 4.94.

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