Healing Emotionally from Cancer
Most weeks, my writing process involves me going for a run, finding my inspiration and words for the week, and then recording them as promptly as I can. This week, however, we had a blizzard and …
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Having a life threatening condition, such as cancer, brings our attention to the physical self in new ways. As we process the news that something inside of us is causing harm, we will likely feel a …
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Many life threatening conditions require surgery to treat the condition, and for some there is the opportunity to reconstruct what has been lost. I think for many of us, reconstruction is the …
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Driving in this morning, I was thinking about what to write. What needs to be said. This week has had me bare witness to so many feelings, so many stories of pain and regret, of joy, of confusion, …
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Treatment had ended, I was blessed to be cancer-free, and I was slowly piecing together the battered and bruised aspects of my life. One can only prepare so much for the ending of treatment, and for …
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" ~ Mary Oliver I posted this quote on my youngest son's first day of kindergarten, the day I had an appointment to show my …
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