Dreams…

Dreams…

I’ve been reading a book recently called”Beauty from Ashes” by Kristen Paris. In it, she has a chapter about dreams. She says, “Eternal life gives us infinite time to continue pursuing dreams.” Interesting thought. So many have talked...
When Reality Sets In

When Reality Sets In

There is a moment between the adrenaline of diagnosis and the weariness of treatment when the reality of our disease sets in. I remember my experience. We had been to an oncologist, and he explained my precursor condition for multiple myeloma. I asked him to write it...
In Your Face

In Your Face

I recently received an email from a friend who has a 1 ½ inch tumor in the back of her brain. They think it is benign but still want to do surgery. She has opted to wait and see if it grows since the recovery time would be substantial and the quality of life not...
Between Life and Death

Between Life and Death

This is something I wrote a few months ago, remembering back to a critical time in my cancer journey: Few of us ever have the experience of hanging between life and death. We don’t want to. We want to feel as if we will live forever and never have to see death. And...
When You Think You’re Free!

When You Think You’re Free!

Wouldn’t you know, just about the time you think you are free from what ails you, you are not! For some, it’s a relapse of cancer or MS or something really serious. For me, it’s just been this nasty cold/Covid/now back to the cold-type thing. And it...