What do you wear to your mother’s funeral? What in the world kind of question is that? Let me explain. This month, I mark time. Again. Another year has passed since my mother’s death from metastatic breast cancer on March 6, 2008. It’s been 14 years. Sure, the rawness of the loss has lessened, but …
Cancer Was Not a Gift & It Didn't Make Me a Better Person
Celebrating 11 years of blogging & my biggest book sale ever! Woohoo! Yep. 11 years. I’m sorta amazed I’ve been at it this long myself. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be blogging about cancer, grief and loss for 11 years. Of course, never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d …
Dignity matters. A lot. How do you maintain your dignity when you’re a cancer patient (or any kind of patient) and feeling pretty darn vulnerable? Note: This post is also available as an audio via the Library. Let’s talk about it. Ensuring a patient’s dignity should always be a top priority for care providers, maybe …
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’m marking time. Again. March 6th marks 13 years since my mother died from metastatic breast cancer. 13 years is a decent chunk of time gone by. So, why do I keep marking time here on the blog? It’s not really about me or my family at all. Well, it is, but it isn’t. Mostly, …