Body pains. Emotional funk. Stomach upset. Existential wonder. Constant as this is, some days it’s next-level loud. Today marks the anniversary of my bilateral mastectomy. The edges of the memories blur only a little due to time passing, but something
The significance of September. Altered. When vulnerability IS trauma. Tomorrow. The significance of September. This used to be a time of year that I yearned for. That moment when August turned September was the
The Haunting. The Real. The Caution. The Toll. The Haunting The Ghost does not live controlled by time;ticking seconds to hours; days to years,birthday cake candles and calendar moments,seasons and sunrises, sunsets, and moon
Reflections. Elusive hope. Toxic hope. A kind hope. A story in a story. We write stories all of the time. There are those that retell the past, full of memories both good and bad.
A Problematic Metaphor We realllllllly don’t like the out-of-control feeling it is to not understand something. We don’t like it when things don’t make sense. We get antsy and prickly when we can’t explain
How does somewhere so crowded feel solonely?And how does a place with standing room only feel soempty? How is it that even on common ground very little iscommon?And how is it that even in shared experiences very little
Bravery comes in many forms. Some obvious and some not so obvious. Here are some statements of what it means to me to be brave because, well, #cancerteachesmethings. Repeat after me. And be brave.
Bravery is jumping off a cliff into water.It’s giving a speech when you’re scared.It’s saying ‘no’ when the people-pleaser in you tempts you otherwise.Yes. But bravery also goes far beyond the saying of just ‘do
I’ll know what I need to know when I need to know it. I’ll know what I need to know when I need to know it. I’ll know what I need to know when
The stinging behind my eyes, intense. The burning in my nose, telling. My body’s foreshadowing is now my heart’s befalling. It can take mere seconds or sometimes it takes hours, but the grief comes…What is