June 8th is/was my mother’s birthday. I still say is because that’s what this date will always bring to mind for me first. My mother loved celebrating birthdays, not so much her own, but everyone else’s. Birthdays were always a huge deal and had to be celebrated as such.

Things we aren’t supposed to say… June 2nd marked another year gone by since my bilateral mastectomy. The day came and went with no one remembering other than me. Or at least I don’t think anyone else remembered. No one said anything. As the day progressed, I finally mentioned it to Dear Hubby. I could …

Bloggers start blogging for different reasons. Bloggers stop blogging for various reasons as well. Sadly, some don’t make the choice to stop; the choice is made for them if you know what I mean. I’m guessing you do.

Did you know May is Mental Health Month? Not that many people do. I’m sharing the following journal entry that I wrote a while back. It was written on a day when my mood was, shall we say, dark. I’m sharing it because it is dark.

Thank you to all who entered my giveaway! You all know how I feel about sharing stories, so I want to say thanks again to all the ‘Lovelies’ who did just that in this amazing collection. You put faces of real women behind the BRCA statistics. And now, on to the lucky winner…