Insights for Your Healing Journey
Thoughtful writing & practical advice to guide and support your path forward.
Processing Your Cancer Diagnosis
I am going on four years in remission, so this is a little backwards. But I wanted to start this blog on a positive note with hope and inspiration. I guess it’s not a spoiler alert that I made it,…
Dogs and Healing.
This website isn’t called Pink Dog Days for nothing. There are dogs involved, and they supported me with their loyal presence. They patiently stayed by my side in my hazy pink delirium. They were emotional and moral support, but they,…
Starting Chemo
Getting your port installed really kicks off this strange journey. I was terrified to get mine. I thought it seemed barbaric. In reality, the port saves a lot of time and discomfort, but you couldn’t tell me that at first.…
COVID & Cancer & Suicide
The pandemic had been in full swing for almost a year when I was diagnosed. For a short time, COVID wasn’t the scariest thing in my life. It did complicate things, though. Going through chemo and COVID at the same…
Getting My Cancer Diagnosis
Breast cancer is insidious. It is a cruel, non-discriminatory killer. It doesn’t just kill, it maims in the process. Once a woman has breast cancer, she will never be the same again. I watched it kill my mother, but not…
To Wig or Not To Wig
To Wig or Not to Wig It’s funny, when we are faced with something as serious as cancer, we worry about the strangest things. I thought, what if I lose my hair? What will I do? That’s not a what-if,…
Ring the Bell
By June, I had four rounds of AC chemo and five rounds of Taxol, and I was sick. I did not tolerate the Taxol well at all, and by May 13, I had severe muscle and bone pain. I couldn’t…
The Ring
I have always loved plants and gardening. I am not a very good gardener, but I do try. Since I bought my house, I have had lots of fun decorating inside and out, and spring planting is one of my…
Cookies in Bed
The misty gray fingers of dawn, the early bird song. I think I am right, but maybe I’m wrong. Is it time to rise? Is it time to shine? I can smell the coffee, and it smells fine, but… Not…
Do The Right Thing
I met Brian through my brother. They were friends who met in rehab. That should have been the deterrent right there, but codependents don’t think before they get involved. I got involved with Brian because he was my brother’s friend,…