Do we have to put a positive spin on everything, even cancer? Do you ever wonder why people try so hard to turn everything that happens into something positive? Me too. Maybe it’s human nature to look for the silver linings in everything that happens, including the really crappy stuff. Maybe it’s how we explain …
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I’m pleased to share this special #MetsMonday featured post by Linda Catanzaro Boberg and her daughter Meg Boberg. They share how their lives have been impacted by preparatory and anticipatory grief and how they cope with the ongoing challenges this kind of grief brings. Dealing with preparatory and anticipatory grief is hard. Writing and reading …
It’s with pleasure I share the next #MetsMonday Featured Post. This one is from my online friend and fellow blogger, Ilene. Ilene shares about her evolution becoming an advocate for those with metastatic breast cancer. Update: Sadly, Ilene died from metastatic breast cancer on November 27, 2021. Ilene was an amazing advocate for countless others, …
Summer is fleeting, so this means it’s time for another, you guessed it, summer blogging challenge! This makes blogging challenge number four. I know, can you believe it? The previous challenges turned out to be so much fun thanks to those who participated, so thank you to those who did!
I read an insightful post about what being an ally means by friend and advocate extraordinaire, Beth Caldwell, blogger at The Cult of Perfect Motherhood. Her voice was one of reason, inclusiveness and calm, but also one that said, come on people, let’s get things done. Update: Sadly, Beth died from metastatic breast cancer on …