Husband, When everything fails, you do not. When everything falls apart, you stay. When everything hurts, you help. When everything seems hopeless, you bring light. When everything feels too overwhelming, you lift me up.
Since June’s theme has been ‘Simply Show Up,’ I’ve chosen to really live into that. There have been many days where the time in the life being lived was unable to also accommodate the
I’m sitting here considering what to write and all I can focus on is how desperately I want to crawl out of my own skin. Today the cancer-claustrophobia is strong. (I didn’t post yesterday,
There is such freedom in anchoring yourself to it all matters because nothing is wasted. In my cancer story, that phrase has helped me make meaning of this treachery. It’s helped me process the
“Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.” Winston Churchill Reminders :: June 13, 2018 I’m having one of those I have cancer? moments… I don’t
Road tripping with Cate today was so fun. From home to Badlands to Pierre to Aberdeen…we set our GPS and hit the road. Conversation. Music. Quiet. New things to look at. Laughter. Snacks. Cows.
Oh the things that trigger me….. just like grief smacks into me when I’m not expecting it, so does the trauma trigger. I was meeting a new doctor today. That trigger was an expected
Grief. It’s unpredictable. It’s not just sadness. It’s a whole slew of you-know-what that tears right through. I Will Hold It Just As It Is :: June 10, 2018 Date night with my sweet
All throughout today, I have found my mind in the days between my mammogram & ultrasound appointment and my biopsy appointment. The images and smells, the pit in my stomach, the lump in my
I had a plan to write about something significant this evening. But in the spirit of “being present,” my theme(-ish) of June, I’m gonna wait to write about that on an evening I feel