My dear husband dropped me off at the airport this morning at 7:00 a.m. and I landed in San Antonio, TX just in time to take a cab to the orientation for the 2022 Advocate Scholar class of the Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF), which started at 4:00 p.m. (and I walked in about 20 … Continue reading Day 1 in San Antonio 2022
Off to San Antonio!!
Every December, people from all over the world dedicated to the treatment of those of us with breast cancer gather in San Antonio, TX for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. I've been attending in person or virtually since 2018 and have learned so much each time I've attended from the actual program, the new … Continue reading Off to San Antonio!!
Reflections on Panel Discussion
As we near the end of November and prepare for a busy December, I've been thinking a lot about my trip to Las Vegas and opportunity to speak on a panel during the 2022 HLTH Conference. Some of you may recall my last post as I was preparing to fly there, which you can access … Continue reading Reflections on Panel Discussion
Reflecting on October, 2022
Recently, I moderated a discussion with some dear friends about October and the experience of those of us with breast cancer during Breast Cancer Awareness/Action Month (BCAM). You can find that live discussion here: https://fb.watch/gvxHX_dG27/. We'd hosted a similar panel at the beginning of October last year and wanted to do something a little different … Continue reading Reflecting on October, 2022
Happy Halloween
When I was young, there were different factors that meant we didn't do traditional trick or treating. There was that scare in the 80s with people putting needles in apples or ground glass in other candy -- I'm still not sure why that happened and it certainly left a scar since I inspect everything very … Continue reading Happy Halloween
A Moment of Tenderness …
This post comes from a pop up writing workshop with Wildfire, "the only magazine and writing community for the women "too young" for breast cancer." I've written before about how I've been honored to have some of my writing published in various issues of Wildfire over the years (and will again in the upcoming MBC … Continue reading A Moment of Tenderness …
As if I needed the reminder …
As if I needed the reminder that I'm not as healthy now as before cancer, a unknown bug landed me in the hospital with sepsis a few weeks ago, the week Hurricane Ian hit Florida to be exact and I've been really sick since then. We are pretty sure that one of the two germ … Continue reading As if I needed the reminder …
My Invisible Work …
This post comes from a pop up writing workshop with Wildfire, "the only magazine and writing community for the women "too young" for breast cancer." I've written before about how I've been honored to have some of my writing published in various issues of Wildfire over the years (and will again in the upcoming MBC … Continue reading My Invisible Work …
Book Review: On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg
Recently, I read On Repentance and Repair; Making Amends in an Unapologetic World by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, and so many things that have been rattling around in my heart and mind have become more clear to me about these important topics. We all come from somewhere and my own experiences with the Christian interpretation of … Continue reading Book Review: On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg
Writing as Healing
It's hard to remember a time when writing in some fashion wasn't part of how I process the world and my place in it. When moving recently, I came across a box full of journals from various points in time and it was fascinating how much my writing and my processing has changed over the … Continue reading Writing as Healing
No Half Measures 