I am on my way back from two weeks spent away to care for my sister. She is presently going through chemo and radio therapy for a cancer that is located around her throat. She's had two tumors removed already and had a third one growing as she was about to start her treatment. The therapy is brutal as is her cancer. The fight is ongoing. Cancer is everywhere. Who doesn't know someone that has had cancer. I've had friends, uncles, in laws, that have gone through this battle. Some recovered some didn't. This is the first time some one so close, my sister, is faced with it. I know this blog is about beauty and creativity so really what does this cancer thing have to do with it. It may be hard sometime to find beauty or be creative. In such time one has to look at the small things to find it. The first beautiful thing that happened with my sister's sickness is the instant availability, presence and love that came around. Coworkers came to clean up her yard, some brought food, some offered rides to and from the hospital. Amongst siblings and close friends we made sure someone would be with her for the duration of her treatment and recovery. Without going in details we have had our frictions as a family, yet, when the time came to deal with taking care of my sister none of those silly frictions were in the way. It was a