Two months ago I had brain surgery. I came home to heal with the Herculean notion I was walking away with a wicked scar and a bad hairdo. Turns out, I’m still on the trail.   

Unfortunately, my tumors were not benign. I start radiation therapy this week. The good news is, the treatments will give me time. It may be no fun for a few months, but there will be time ahead for more music, exploring coral reefs, thought-provoking conversations, and your good company. I’ll take it!

I’m honored by you. The silver linings of this ordeal are the lessons learned by your goodwill. Your kindness has taught me kindness. Your generosity has altered me and given me the peace of heart and mind I need for whatever lies ahead. 

So many of you have reached out asking how to help. I’ve been blessed to have close friends with me every day to get me where I need to go for my medical treatments and to stay with me while I have been and will be unable to drive. Several of you have been kind to get me out in the world and brighten my days. Thanks to all of you who have taken me to concerts, to get a pedicure, out for meal, and visited to share your songs.  

What I need going forward is to continue that contact with friends and community. I also need funding to meet my obligations during this year of treatment and discovering my “new normal.”

Thanks for checking on me through CaringBridge https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kimmiller4. Dodee Crockett wants me to remind you that donations to CaringBridge don’t come to me, though they do help others who need the site. My GoFundMe page is the best way to support financially. https://bit.ly/2Fdqglj 

Perhaps my most important discovery is this—we are never alone. I’m humbled throughout this journey with you.

—Kim