A blessing for learning to delight again(maybe today could be more than bearable. It could be beautiful.)Blessed are you, the pragmatic,You who have …Poetry Friday
MBC’ers, you are invited!
As many of you know, I've been volunteering with SurvivingBreastCancer.org in various capacities for several years. Recently, we formed the MBC Leadership Team, which I chair, to involve more of the ladies living with MBC in the content and offerings for the MBC Community. You can learn about all of the members of the Team … Continue reading MBC’ers, you are invited!
Wisdom
Recently, while reading a book, I came across this quote and it really resonated with me: We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us. —MARCEL PROUST Wisdom is a subject that is often written about and often seems to be … Continue reading Wisdom
Loneliness
As an introvert, I'm particularly comfortable being on my own, in fact, I often prefer it. Being on my own and conducting my own solitary activities is how I recharge, how I refill my energy. Time around people and having to be "on" in terms of interacting and keeping my energy up is tiring. And … Continue reading Loneliness
Persistence
At the beginning of each year, I sit with the experiences of the previous year and look to the next year. As part of this exercise, I select a word for the coming year. Throughout that year, I meditate and look at how that word is working itself out during the year. For 2022, the … Continue reading Persistence
On Surviving the Death of Friends
Before my diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in 2017, I had weathered the deaths of both grandfathers and a handful of other elderly relatives who I vaguely knew. While hard and often life changing, these deaths were in different generations than mine and although some were abrupt, all of these family members … Continue reading On Surviving the Death of Friends
Scanxiety, a reexamination
Tomorrow is my first PET/CT at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville since we moved from Miami to Orlando last month. It’s not my first scan, more like the 20th or so since my de novo Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) in 2017, but it’s the second one after the cancer in my body spread … Continue reading Scanxiety, a reexamination
A New Team
As many of you know, we recently moved from Miami, Florida to Orlando, Florida and that necessitated some significant changes in my oncology team. It was quite sad to leave many of the doctors and staff who I've been seeing for my healthcare for the last nearly five (5) years. Those of us with serious/complicated … Continue reading A New Team
Medical Debt
Did you know that the vast majority of bankruptcies in the United States are filed because of excessive medical debt? Once a person needs medical care, especially when that care is ongoing/chronic/forever, medical debt can become an overwhelming issue with no end in sight. Then, add on the aggressiveness with collection from health care companies … Continue reading Medical Debt
Patriotic Celebrations
Both of my grandfather's served in the military during WWII and there was always a sense of citizenship and responsibility communicated within my family. Going into the legal profession only heightened those messages from my family of origin and when I lived in Norfolk, Virginia while attending law school, I had the opportunity to see … Continue reading Patriotic Celebrations
No Half Measures 