Monthly Archives: May 2017

May Cause Side Effects

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

In an effort to keep cancer from returning to my body, I recently started taking a chemo-prevention pill. My only real concern is staving off the major side effect, which is my own anxiety about side effects. One of the … Continue reading →

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Life Story 

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

It has been four weeks since my double mastectomy. Twenty eight long slow days of not much more than resting and recovering.  I’ve spent most of my energy on healing and didn’t have much left over for other, less important … Continue reading →

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Changeable

Posted on May 15, 2017 by

Today is windy, crisp, and clear.  It rained. For forty days. It seemed a chilly, eerie, gothic dream. So hard to bear. The whole wide world was gray and brown. The dust was falling all around. It felt like years. … Continue reading →

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Move Any Mountain 

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

There are so many stumbling blocks along the path to peace. Some of them are pebbles, some boulders, some mountains.  We always have choices, as we come upon each obstacle. We can choose to navigate around it, or over it, … Continue reading →

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Music, Laughter, Breath (not necessarily in that order)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

It was the day of my double mastectomy, some time around 5:30am and John was driving me to the hospital. Coldplay was on the radio. Chris Martin was singing ‘Lights will guide you home/And ignite your bones/And I will try … Continue reading →

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