This post is the third in a series, The Other Side of Being Sick, chronicling my path to learning to be well once again. You can read the entire series by clicking here. I don’t make resolutions, but I do take pause at the beginning of …
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Resolve to Reconnect
This post is the first in a series, The Other Side of Being Sick, chronicling my path to learning how to be well once again. We relocated our entire life just months after my tumor was declared dead. An emotional whirlwind of boxes, paperwork, and teary …
I Really Hope You Enjoy This
Recently I published a post titled, On Being Well After Being So Sick. Now forgive me for being a bit boastful, but I thought it was a well written piece that thoughtfully covered my recent emotional struggles with the complex process of learning how to live …
On Being Well After Being So Sick
After the daily worry and fear, how do you live a life being well when it's been so long?
We Have Been Here Before
I have been here before. Unsure. Quivering. Shaking in my shoes. I am afraid. I have been here before. And so have you. Not knowing. Desperate. Alone. I have been here before. And come through. So have you. I have been here before. Praying. Begging. Pleading …
My Body Is My Home
This morning I weighed myself. 151.8 pounds. The heaviest I have ever weighed while not growing a human inside me. I guess that explains why I can no longer button my pants. I’m heavier than my husband now, for the first time in 25 years. The …
My Pockets Can Only Hold So Much
I like to collect trinkets from nature. Physical representations of memories that cannot be contained. It’s usually not much. A leaf with a ruby hue. An acorn the size of a ping pong ball. A shell so pristine and white I still question whether or not …
