I’ve never liked admitting when I’m wrong and I suspect that I'm not the only one who feels this way. When I've discovered or come to understand something that I've done is unkind or simply wrong, I often work around the need for an apology for as long as possible, which usually means the conflict … Continue reading When we screw up
Category: General
Nancy’s Point Blogging Challenge 2021
This will be the third year that I've participated in Nancy's Point's blogging challenge a/k/a blog hop and I've greatly enjoyed the experience every year! If you want to read those previous posts, you can access 2019 and 2020. Meeting new people and connecting with other bloggers across different disciplines keeps us connected as a … Continue reading Nancy’s Point Blogging Challenge 2021
Doctors and patients
Before my Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) diagnosis, I went to the doctor once a year for my well-woman visit with my OB-GYN. My husband prodded me to get a Primary Care Physician (PCP) many times over the years, but since I rarely got sick, I never saw the need. I'd head to urgent … Continue reading Doctors and patients
Musings on Our 13th Anniversary
Thirteen years ago today, on August 9, 2008, my dear husband, Elliot, and I exchanged our wedding vows in Orlando, Florida at the First United Methodist Church of downtown Orlando. Looking back at our wedding video and the pictures from that day takes me back to a completely different time with such different thoughts on … Continue reading Musings on Our 13th Anniversary
Younger
Over the past several months, as the pain in my jaw increased and I had to take more and more pain medication to manage it, I ended up spending a lot of time in bed, reading or watching shows on Netflix or other subscriptions. One such show I found myself binge watching recently is the … Continue reading Younger
The Pros and Cons of Community
I've written before about the benefits of the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Community as well as the cons that we often experience due to the cliques and other struggles. I just wrote again about how often those of us who are hurting then hurt others. The weekend of July 17th, I traveled to New York … Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Community
ReBlog: Weekly Round-Up from Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer
T for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me …Weekly Round-Up
JOMO IRL
I heard this term recently somewhere (and I totally forget where) and it stands for: THE JOY OF MISSING OUT ON/IN REAL LIFE What?!? Sounds totally counter-intuitive but bear with me ... As we come out of some of the significant restrictions from COVID and so many things begin to re-open, I am struck by … Continue reading JOMO IRL
In This Moment
In this moment, I come as I am and I speak of courage and I give the gift of my truth. In this moment, I come as a daughter and I speak of remembrance and I give the gift of inter-dependence. In this moment, I come as a wife and I speak of vows and … Continue reading In This Moment
Little Deaths
Another patient advocate living with Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) wrote a post on Facebook a while back about all the things we lose to MBC. She labeled these things "little deaths" to distinguish these losses from one's eventual death, but also, I believe, to drive home the point that we must grieve the … Continue reading Little Deaths
