I have been looking forward to reading Beth Gainer’s book, Calling the Shots in Your Medical Care, ever since it came out this past July. I am a big fan of Beth’s blog, also called, Calling the Shots. I’m lucky to call Beth a friend of mine, and even got a chance to meet her …
What if you’re not feeling all that grateful this Thanksgiving? (It happens.) I love holidays. I love Thanksgiving. In fact, Thanksgiving might be my favorite holiday, or at least it’s at the top of my list. Not sure what this says about me. Okay, yes, it says I like the food! And the togetherness and …
This post was published one week following the 2016 presidential election. As most of you know, generally I steer clear of politics on this blog for various reasons. After all, this is a cancer blog; however, I also frequently focus on loss, so this post seems appropriate for that reason alone. So here goes… I …
Did you know November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month? Most people don’t and most people don’t know the difference between the two either, which is too bad for a lot of reasons. When my mother was dying from metastatic breast cancer in 2008, I didn’t fully understand the differences between hospice care and …
Last month I got a text from my brother letting me know he had reluctantly, but lovingly, made the difficult decision to have my dad’s Cairn Terrier Mandi euthanized. I had just pulled into my parking stall at a local strip-mall where I planned to get a haircut. I read that text and immediately lost …