I’ve been watching more TV than usual lately. It has always been an escape, a guilty pleasure, but sometimes it can be a source of inspiration
There was a program on TLC the other night about Joanne Fluke, who was born with tiny webbed legs that would never work or grow. Actually it appears as if she has no [...]
I feel like I haven’t posted in a while. It has been busy around here. My husband and I celebrated our 13th wedding anniversary, and my brother Doug and his band-mate came to town from California and stayed with us. It was a lot of fun, and it reminded me of the importance of having connection with [...]
The other day, I ran into Ginny, one of my public relations colleagues, at Starbucks. Ginny asked about my book, and the woman she was with mentioned she had a friend who was recently diagnosed with cancer. She asked my opinion on how to help her and what to say.
That’s a question I’ve heard many times before. Being [...]
I admit that when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002, I wasn’t a big fan of support groups. At the first one I attended, the conversation focused on chemo’s terrible side effects. I hadn’t started treatment yet, so all it did was scare and depress me.
Luckily I soon found Pink Ribbon Girls (PRG), [...]
I just received a call from oncologist with my PET scan results. As I suspected, the chemo is not working. The good news is that it was only a small progression (.1 centimeter), and yes it was in that pesky lymph node under my arm.
Luckily, I spent some quality time yesterday with myself and God. [...]
I have been blessed by many serendipitous events in my life, especially since my cancer diagnosis. Meeting Nevine yesterday was one of them.
Wednesdays I go to the Wellness Community to a class called Healthy Steps. I think I’ve talked about the instructor Sally, who shares my belief in positive, healing energy and the law of attraction. [...]
Last week, I interviewed another incredible survivor, Suzanne, for my book. I found out about her after my brother-in-law Tim rode in Pelotonia, a 180-mile bike ride to benefit The James Cancer Center at OSU. Suzanne did the 50-mile leg of the ride even though she was still dealing with anemia from treatments, was quite overweight when she started [...]
