My Story
Everything to do with my past history with cancer and the personal growth and positive change that I have discovered along the way. A good place to start if you are new to the blog :)
Surviving a Pandemic 101: Advice from a Former Cancer Patient, Part 2
Last week, I talked about some of the more obvious things from the experience of a cancer patient that we can look to for tips on getting through the COVID-19 pandemic (find that Part 1 post here). Then there are the less visible or obvious things, which are all of...
Surviving a Pandemic 101: Advice from a Former Cancer Patient, Part 1
I think it’s pretty clear to everyone that we are in unprecedented times, for us. The world has faced something similar before, true, with epidemics like the Spanish Flu and the Bubonic Plague, but no one, or very few, alive right now remembers the last time a virus...
The Dichotomy of Existence
I’m sure I am not alone in feeling like I have had a lot more time for thinking and reflection lately. In the midst of COVID-19 and having to isolate and social distance, there have been many more quiet moments filling my days than usual. And on top of that, crises...
On the Last Day of the Year
There is something quite final about this day. Time moving on, holidays coming to a close, another year over. I wanted to take a little time today to reflect on the year that I have had. It has been really quite astounding when I think about it. We have a tendency to...
Who Am I Now? The Cancer Identity Crisis
I was having dinner with a dear group of friends this week. We all met in a breast cancer support group, and though we have all moved on and don’t attend the group anymore, we get together as much as we can to reconnect, catch up, and of course talk cancer. Finding...