The Chronicles of Cancer and beyond ...
This is going to be one of those braindumps that bleed out my fingers before I can really think it through, so hang in there! Many years ago at the start of my career, I took Project Management classes. On the first day of our Intro class, the teacher told us that since we were […]
He ordered everyone else out of his office, then led her to the table and helped her climb on top. She smiled, sat in front of him, and peeled her black t-shirt over her head without being asked. She couldn’t wait to show him! She reached around to unhook her lacy bra. It quickly followed […]
Yes, that is my ass. I can’t show you the front shot and keep the blog public … Sex. Part I. I can spin lots of sex stories … One of the issues I have with cancer is losing – or perceiving to lose – my sexual identity. I love sex! French Canadian upbringing … […]
Are you familiar with the Theory of Chaos? It was my absolute favourite University course. Perhaps the theory is best illustrated by the Butterfly Effect metaphor on how small causes can have huge effects. A butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil could conceivably make slight atmospheric changes which create the start or the alter the […]
(that’s me on the right next to Sue, the real redhead and Fran) Getting diagnosed with breast cancer was an odyssey. Find lump. Go to Doctor. Get diagnosed. That took over two months. I handled it with grace one day and the next … I completely lost my shit. I railed at life, the Universe […]
Really, this detour started about six months ago. Or maybe a year or two ago. Or seven. Who the hell knows? Maybe I was tapped on the breast right at the beginning. We will never know. I go back and forth in my mind wondering how … when … why. Can I take the liberty […]
Had lunch with a long time girlfriend today – her boy and mine grew up together playing baseball. She and I are both single Moms doing our very best to raise our boys (for the most part) alone. The boys were too caught up in their conversation to notice us, so our topics dove into […]
If you have been with me on this journey for more than a few years, you know that I usually do a “cleanse” in January. Not January 1st – when all the delicious leftovers are still in the fridge and the Christmas candy and baking is still hanging around. No, I usually pick the first […]
Grateful (that 2016 is done!). Over ten years ago, Ali Edwards started a tradition of choosing one little word to lean into and live with for the coming year. One Little Word has been a beautiful spark which enriches my life daily, and provides an interesting backwards glance at years gone by. I just have […]
< Has it really been two months? So many words to spill! > Did you remember to be grateful? So much hustle and bustle over the holidays. We race around, more frantic and angrier as the clock ticks closer to December 25th. Somewhat juxtaposed. This year I wanted to uncomplicate my life and I found […]