I’m gonna belabor a point today in my blog because, well, two reasons: 1. It is a vitally important topic of discussion and 2. Each of us always have something new to learn and
You guys. Cancer sucks. It has its claws in everything… …Literal e v e r y t h i n g . And showing up while its claws dig in… …Brave b e y
Most of the time I can manage the space between the memory and the what-if with emotional agility, acknowledging what was wonderful back in the day and not getting too hung up on the
Have you ever experienced the overuse of a word or concept? …Where the original intent of the meaning is now misused or manipulated or misrepresented or devalued due to the buzz-i-ness that it has
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
I’m gonna write about a topic today that most are very uncomfortable with…but I’m hoping to do two things: 1. Communicate the cancer #patientperspective for perspective’s sake and 2. Engage you, my reader, to consider
A Patient’s Perspective Oof. Cancer is lonely. It’s such a confusing thing to say seeing as there are scores of people diagnosed with cancer all of the time…and specifically here, in this lovely #Pinktober,
Stormy. Malevolent clouds loom, threatening devour.Fragile. Cracked glass on the verge of shatter.Sharp. A porcupine defense against attack.Combative. Landmines active and set.Restless. Electric zzap snapp pop.This. This is trauma survived.The triggers, known and unknown.Lymbic. Primitive.
I’m in a very both+and place today… On the outside, things are pleasant. I’m in a new season of freedom and (sort-of) rest. I can feel a lightness in that which is lovely. I