At the end of the day today I realized that I had finally taken a deep celebratory breath – let me explain. This past almost two years have been ones of testing, waiting, worrying, treatment, fear and so many difficult emotions. I spent so much of that time worrying about Read more…
You know, a while back, I talked about finding out what my “new normal” is. It’s interesting when we talk about what is normal. Years ago when I worked at the shelter, women would talk about wanting a life that is normal. It caused many a discussion about what that Read more…
My thoughts today I believe have come about from all the television I have been watching. Well, that’s certainly part of it but the other part is that I am not doing too much. My calendar is not very full and that’s mostly because I don’t know from day to Read more…
Last weekend my side of the family were all here for a visit. It has been more than a couple of years since they were all together so it was a special time. I’m not sure if they all came home because it was my seventy-fifth birthday (a big event Read more…
Well once again I am writing this while thinking, “is this something I should be writing for the world to see?” You see, I was raised in times when you were taught that you didn’t say or do things that might upset someone else, you didn’t do things that were Read more…
I spent a lot of time deciding whether or not to write this particular piece. You see, I am so tired of complaining, tired of listening to myself, tired of wondering if everyone else is as tired of listening to me as I am, that I didn’t know if it Read more…
I’m an American Idol fan and after I typed this title, I realized that it sounded like the title of an American Idol episode. Oh, if that were only true. First an update on my hair. My hair is growing such that almost all of my head is covered now. Read more…
Well I got up Monday morning and I couldn’t close my hand. I couldn’t figure out at all what was going on; I just knew it was very sore. All day Monday it got no better and it just got more and more sore. On Tuesday, it seemed a little Read more…
Well, today turned into one big episode! I hope everyone reading this is old enough to remember the I Love Lucy show because I am pretty sure that I was living it today. First off I decided to go out and get myself something for dinner. I don’t go out Read more…
Today I rang the bell on the radiation floor. Without question, it was a great moment – much better than ringing the bell in the chemo suite. The difference is that this time really is the end of treatment. My daughter was away and not able to attend but my Read more…