Whew, 2020 is over! Goodbye. So long. Good riddance. It’s safe to say we’re all relieved to have closed the books on 2020. It was rugged, that’s for sure. Like everyone else, I’m pretty ecstatic to see it over and done with. We should probably be wary of putting too much pressure on 2021 to […]

Saying goodbye to a dear old dog. Again.
Just when I thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, it did. On top of the other crappy things that have happened this year, 2020 is now also the year we said goodbye to another dear old dog. We had hoped to have one more Christmas with our Sophie. One more photo by the tree. One […]

Coping with loss, grief & the holidays amidst a pandemic – six strategies to help
Of course, there is never a time when there is no grief. There is always sadness. There is always grief because there is always loss. But these days, in large part due to the pandemic, it can seem like there’s a tsunami of loss and grief. Both just keep coming. And now, the holidays are […]

The Prody™ Drainage Bulb Holder II – the best solution for dealing with those dreaded post-surgery JP drains!
If you’ve had a mastectomy, or if one (unfortunately) is in your future, you’ve probably heard or read about the dreaded drains. They are no fun. At all. Necessary evils, that’s what Jackson-Pratt drains are. But we do and deal with what we must, right? So, what’s the best way to manage those dreaded drains? […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month might be over, but it never ends for some of us
Breast Cancer Awareness Month has come and gone again (whew!), but it is never over for those who’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer because breast cancer is never over. That is just a fact. Once you’ve heard the words, you have cancer, you can’t unhear them. If only turning off cancer thoughts were as easy […]