Time is a gift. When I was a child it felt like I had tons of time to conquer the world. It seemed to go by slowly. As a young adult it started to speed up as I was forging my career after college. Then when I was twenty-five, I was told I was out... Continue Reading →
The Special Cookie… A Cancer Gift.
"My ex-husband and his friends got together and made you some cookies," my relative said. "Oh, that's so nice" I replied, though I thought it was incredibly strange and out of character for her ex-husband to bake cookies. "No, no, these are (eye brows raised) special cookies," she said, as if letting me in on... Continue Reading →
When a Loved One Leaves Because You are Sick: To the Left, To the Left…
It is amazing to see what happens when you are faced with something unimaginable. I've experienced people who responded and people who reacted to finding out that I had cancer. The people who responded instantly wanted to know what they could do to help. They drove or flew hours to see me, sat with me,... Continue Reading →