What Do I Say or Do?

What Do I Say or Do?

I had an interesting conversation last night with some friends. We were talking about how surprising it is when you’re going through a crisis or health issue the people you would expect to come close keep their distance, and those you don’t expect come...
Stop the Merry-Go-Round

Stop the Merry-Go-Round

I just spent the better part of a week in bed. Treatment #3 knocked me flat on my butt. My husband took the week off of work and has been corralling the kids, cooking the meals, giving the baths and cleaning up the messes. That left me in bed with no ability but to...
Tough Day

Tough Day

Today was a rough one. My mom had her double mastectomy today. The last two nights, I laid awake til the wee hours of the morning thinking about what she was going to have to go through, and also thinking about how I was going to have to do the same thing in a few...
Shearing the Fear

Shearing the Fear

Since starting this cancer journey, I’ve had some anxious moments. One of those was the fact that I was going to lose my hair. Now that I’ve been through chemo, I would even say the anxiety of losing my hair has been greater. I knew the day was coming...