Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Surprise, it's cancer!
I found the process of sharing the trauma of my army band experience here to be very beneficial to my mental health. I find myself here...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Everything's Gonna Be Alright
I wasn’t expecting the gifts Then I never was one to give a gift to show I cared Cards with words, yes. Gifts, no. I wasn’t expecting all...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Trauma 1, meet Trauma 2
Trauma Intellectually, I was prepared Psychologically, I felt prepared Seeing the scars though It is undeniable Trauma This feeling of...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Dec 10, 20211 min read
Waiting, Counting
L O G Oct 30, 2021 2 days since I heard the diagnosis. Biopsy on Tuesday, now it’s Saturday, doctor called and said cancer on Thursday....
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Jun 22, 20206 min read
The Final Chapter
It now seems like a lifetime ago, a different life really because so much has happened since then. In looking back at myself in the army...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Mar 19, 20206 min read
Show No Mercy
So here’s what happened after the offense outlined in my previous posting “A Confession.” One month later, I am told to report to my...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Dec 27, 20194 min read
A Confession
Now is the time for me to fess up to what I did, the actions that were written into documents that provided the justification for my...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Nov 25, 20193 min read
Live Blog: Unexpected Heartbreak
Most of this blog has been a reflection on the past but today I’m going to do something different because I have had a very strange 24...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Nov 7, 20194 min read
Thank You For Your Service
With Veterans Day approaching I wanted to share my thoughts on this saying, “Thank you for your service.” What is meant when this...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Oct 14, 20194 min read
Why Not #MeToo?
October 2017: the danger I was in at work became very apparent to me when I was presented with my yearly evaluation. More on that later,...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Sep 8, 20197 min read
The Beginning of the End
Hope isn't lost all at once like a bucket that is overturned, nor is it like the bathtub draining which is slower, but still faster than...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Aug 29, 20195 min read
Good Girl/Bad Girl
I was never one to be in trouble. In high school my favorite band was Stan Kenton, my friends and I carpooled to youth orchestra, I made...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Aug 23, 20194 min read
Long Story Short
So, if you are reading this and you are interested in my story, you are probably wondering where the narrative is? What is this all about...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Aug 18, 20193 min read
Warning: Humor Ahead
Humor is tricky. Not everyone can do it, and you certainly are at a disadvantage in social settings if you don't get humor. Humor can get...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Aug 17, 20193 min read
PREFACE: A Quandary
I am not needy, I am not loud, I do not cling, my wants are modest, my expectations low, my ambition mild. I am not going to step on the...
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Kirsten Lies-Warfield
Aug 16, 20191 min read
Pershing's Disowned: My Story
I am a woman, a musician and artist, living on this earth for almost half a century. Is the story of my life interesting? We will see but...
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