Another year post-cancer diagnosis—still NED (no evidence of disease), still grateful, still pissed off! (An audio of this post is available via the library.) That pretty much sums up where I’m still at 11 years out. Yep. 11 years out. That’s me. Every spring about this time, I find myself in a reflective sort of […]
Book Talk & A New Free eBook to Tell You About!
It’s time for some book talk, AND I’m excited to tell you about a new eBook too! April 23 is World Book Day. I try to talk about books around this date every year, specifically, cancer books. I know, I know. Who wants to read or talk about cancer books, right? Well, I’m not sure. […]
“April…In Pieces: Seven Sisters Writing on Covid and Cancer” – a review & giveaway!
Did you know April is National Poetry Month? It is indeed. I have great admiration for those who write poetry. Putting ideas, feelings, stories, experiences or whatever into words for an essay or blog post is one thing. Doing the same in a far more succinct way via poetry, is quite another. This is one reason […]
“Creating your own palliative care team” by Lori Burwell, A #MetsMonday featured post
It’s with pleasure I share the next #MetsMonday featured post, “Creating Your Own Palliative Care Team,” by my online friend, Lori Burwell. Not everyone has access to specialty-type medical care such as palliative or supportive care. Even if you do, sometimes you still have to do a bit of legwork to get that access. Lori […]
7 Observations one year into the pandemic
Note: An audio of 7 Observations one year into the pandemic is available via my library. Well, here we are. One year into this pandemic. You’re sick of it. I’m sick of it. The entire world is sick of it. It’s been dominating the news for months and months now. Our lives have been turned […]