As we start the new year, there are plenty of tips floating around again about how to lose weight, eat healthier, practice self-care, get organized, better utilize your time, become a better person or whatever. Some of them might be helpful. Many of them, not so much. For some reason, one piece of advice that’s …
Grief
What do you do when it’s the holidays and you’re grieving? Some of the most meaningful, poignant emails I receive and comments left on the blog are from readers who are grieving and dreading the holiday season. The messages come from all over the world reinforcing what you and I already know – grief is …
I’m pleased to share the next #MetsMonday featured post by Mary S. Foti. This one covers a lot of ground. Mary shares about being a caregiver for her mother, being diagnosed with breast cancer herself, discovering she is BRCA2+, loss, survivor guilt, her advocacy work regarding EOL choices and yes, being told she had the …
October belongs to my dad. Screw Pink. Now July does too. Partly anyway. Two years ago my dad died. July is now a month of sadness. A death month. Does that sound too morbid? I don’t mean it to. July is also filled with loads of good memories of all sorts. But now some of …
Calling cancer a gift or an opportunity for enlightenment is insulting! Cancer is not a gift, nor is it an enlightenment program from which you emerge as a new and improved version of your former self. At least I do not view it as such, and the latter did not happen for me.