To find courage, lose fear and keep hope
This morning I stumbled backwards, almost falling sideways into the empty bathtub. All the anti nausea medications played games with my equilibrium. Luckily I righted myself in time but it was a dark reminder of the degree of nausea playing havoc with my body. I “hit the wall” as my nurse … [Read more...]
My doctors’ appointment with the lung surgeon, lung oncologist and radiation oncologist at Dana Faber went pretty well yesterday, considering I was nervously awaiting the verdict: to have a lung lobectomy or not. The decision was actually made three months ago to have extra chemo and radiation … [Read more...]
Since being diagnosed with cancer and exposing the raw and often difficult emotions of going through this, my life has changed in many positive ways. It is hard to believe that it's possible but so many blessing have come into my life. My column is now nationally syndicated through Gatehouse Media. People tell me that I'm inspiring them to live better and that is incredible. I cherish the people who have supported me from the beginning and all the new people that I've met through writing the column. They give their love and encouragement so freely that I'm comforted to have them next to me on this journey. And I'm more in love than ever with my daughter and grandchildren whose love, support and antics keep me going.... and make for some interesting writing. [Read More …]
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