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Friday, February 11, 2005
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The N&R's Mike Fuch's emailed me today...
"I think someone was supposed to shoot you an e-mail to let you know, but in case you haven't heard, the folks in the life section have postponed running Jinni's Journal. Not sure when it's supposed to run."
In their defense, I just assumed it was going to run on Monday and should have checked before saying it would. I could just go ahead and post it here on Monday, I suppose.
11:59:28 PM 
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The next installment of Jinni's Journal will be in the N&R on Monday. It's not as upbeat as the first two, but a brutally honest account from her perspective. Money, habits, her husband, expectations vs. reality, and our kids all get a little more critical scrutiny in this one...
"... I also expected that my kids would pitch in and do the housework that I couldn't. At first, they didn't do much. Now, they're better. Jesse, our 11-year-old, has filled the dishwasher (next time, sweetie, turn it on!); 15-year-old Jackson has taken out the trash; 13-year-old Josie does the laundry.
One unexpected side effect of my cancer might be more responsible children, though I wouldn’t recommend cancer as a teaching method..."
She put off writing this one for about two weeks longer than the loose schedule we arranged with the N&R. One day she was stressing about it a little and I told her to just forget about it. She said, "But what about my readers, they want to know what's going on?"
She always feels better about things once she has put them on paper. Thanks go out again to the N&R's Maria Johnson for her gentle prodding of Jinni's pen and wise editing of Jinni's words. Maria has become one Jinni's confidants through all of this which dispels the "nothing is off the record" notion as it applies to interacting with reporters. The first draft of Monday's column would have curled your hair, the final version just makes waves.
7:33:35 AM
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© Copyright
2006
David Hoggard.
Last update:
2/15/2006; 7:39:50 AM.
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For Jinni Hoggard, on her porch swing in Greensboro, chemotherapy means going public with her cancer and losing the long, auburn hair she loves. (Lynn Hey/©News & Record) w/permission
The weblog entries presented on What's Up With Jinni were authored by Jinni's husband, David. They are reprinted from HoggsBlog and reflect David's view of the family's experiences. Click on the underlined dates on the calendar below to read entries going back to the initial diagnoses in November '04. To read Jinni's Journal, see links below.
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 Lasers pin-point the spot of focus of radiation as technicians make adjustments prior to Jinni's final radiation treatment as husband David looks on. David and others had to leave the room when the machine was activated.(Kelly Pace/©News & Record w/permission)
Jinni with son Jesse and daughter, Josie, at their Greensboro home. Another son, Jackson, is not pictured. Chester looks on.(Kim Walker/©News & Record w/permission)
Jinni Hoggard (right) visits with her neighbor, Louisa Lauver, about Hoggfest, a fund-raiser to help with medical bills. (Ki-Eun Kweon/©News & Record w/permission)
Jinni Hoggard with her dog, Frank, and her husband, David, in their back yard. (H. Scott Hoffmann/News & Record/©News & Record w/permission)
JINNI'S JOURNAL
Jinni was contacted by the Greensboro News &Record to write a periodic column during her battle with breast cancer. Jinni hopes that her experiences will help others understand the process of getting through the disease. Online versions of her columns are below. Check back for updates.
Jinni Hoggard (right) jokes with her dermatologist, Dr. Carol Woody, during a checkup before a trip to the beach, where she plans on soaking up the sun. (Kim Walker/©News & Record w/permission)
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