Today was a gorgeous Indian summer day, so my husband, daughter and her friend piled in the car to a beautiful state park. Looking over the awesome gorge with sun speckling the water below, I thanked God for this day and the healing that nature brings.
Nature, purpose, connection with others … I am grateful for [...]
Spoiler alert: deep stuff ahead! I share my blog posts on Facebook and often get some interesting comments from them. My friend Terry, who goes to my church, sent me this yesterday:
I have really been enjoying reading your blog, even though I don’t have cancer issues. I am wondering about something and would like your [...]
Yesterday I heard a breast cancer survivor on NPR talking about her book, Bright-sided: When Happiness Doesn’t Help.
Let’s be blunt: the woman annoyed me – a lot. I kind of get her point. You can’t always be positive when faced with a cancer diagnosis. But she was actually saying there is no connection to healing [...]
One of the tools I’ve picked up from my cancer experience is the phrase, “Hey, it’s not cancer.” I can’t remember who I heard it from, but it’s helped me when I’m anxious about things that really aren’t that important in the scheme of life.
A problem at work? An argument with my mom? My daughter [...]
I had my second chemo session yesterday and had a chance to ask questions about my scans and treatments. Last week, Mike and I were in total shock and unprepared. I feel better now that I have more information and am hopeful about new developments in breast cancer treatment that I’ve researched.
OK, so you’re wondering [...]
I was proud and happy to see that Nancy Hamm, one of the incredible survivors I have interviewed, was on the popular TV show The Doctors today. They were talking about a cutting-edge radiation therapy that erradicated her liver cancer after doctors told her she had little more than seven months to live. You can [...]
I’m having a bone scan today as part of my routine scans. I get a radioactive dye shot in my veins and three hours later come back to get the scan.
I’ve had a few of these, but this is the first time I received a form that gives me security clearance in case I go [...]
For about a year now I have been attending Healthy Steps at The Wellness Community. It’s an exercise class focused on getting the lymphatic system moving for those of us who have had breast surgery.
I have always enjoyed my instructor Sally, who is also a survivor, because of her positive, upbeat attitude. Yet I have never [...]
First of all, thanks to everyone for the sweet comments, e-mails and tweets. It makes me feel good to know that you’re out there supporting this and passing it along to others.
One fellow survivor who was recently diagnosed posted a very good question: “How do you deal with the fear of the cancer coming back?” [...]
