To find courage, lose fear and keep hope
I feel so sick and I don’t like it one bit. Queasiness that doesn’t go away, a ball of lead feeling like it’s pushing my stomach into my throat, arms too tired to pick up a glass without aching and a heavy haze that’s calling me back to bed. Yuck is too mild of a word. The chemo alone is … [Read more...]
I read a piece of writing advice that really struck home. “Every word written in your blog is one less in your book”. I want to write a book but I love my blog – it’s how I get through my days, especially the tough ones. I can change fear into hope, anxiety into peace, loneliness into … [Read more...]
I don’t have news to report about whether the lung cancer is back but I want to write about the legacy I would like to leave my family. Don’t we all wonder what our purpose is? Why are we here? What impact can we make? What are the most important things we can teach our children about … [Read more...]
After the last month of being discouraged, depressed and unimaginably exhausted, I am finally seeing the light. I’ve been thinking a lot about how I got from there to here since I feel like night has turned into day. It’s been a combination of many things but most importantly, I admitted … [Read more...]
Staying in the moment keeps me sane when life twists and turns. The path hardly ever stays straight and predictable, as I repeatedly get reminded. Just when I think I have a breather and am comfortably ensconced in what I know, a little zing from the taser of life gives me a jolt. Not a big one, … [Read more...]
I have been thinking and writing a lot about how to best spend my time since being diagnosed with both lung and pancreas cancer seven months ago and “To be – or not to be”, popped into my head a moment ago. Shakespeare wrote that question over four hundred years ago but today, I’m looking … [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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