Last week, my husband nonchalantly tossed my mail on the kitchen counter. Ripping into a small envelope on top, I found a pretty purple invitation. Immediately my gut clenched. Setting it down, I turned back to making dinner as my mind scrambled through the trauma I had experienced not long ago. I was just invited Read More
Category: The Fight
“Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: ‘For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.'” Hebrews 10:35-37
Acupuncture – (Maybe Not) When All Else Fails
Disappointment was written all over my face as I walked out of my oncologist’s office. After a month of using a sleep medication to get more than 4 hours of sleep per night, we learned that it was causing my white blood cell count to fall. My doctor told me I had to stop taking it, Read More
How Do You Remember Such a Day?
What makes a day memorable? The significance of a day often comes from celebration. We find someone’s birthday a special event to be enjoyed every year with balloons, gifts and cake. A day may also be stamped into our memory when there is death. We will never forget when we lost someone dear to us. Read More
Post from the Past: “It’s that bad… (Not the cancer)”
Read this and other posts at my CaringBridge.org site. To begin, I must apologize for not sharing my results from last week’s biopsy. I have good reason as to why I haven’t written (of which you will learn later). But first, let’s get to the good news… The mass in my right breast is BENIGN! Read More
Post from the Past: “Knowing the Unknown”
Read this and other posts at my CaringBridge.org site. An experience like this comes with many decisions….so….many….decisions. How do I want to be treated? Who do I want as a surgeon? What kind of surgery? Do I want hormone treatment? When would you like to start? I’ve been learning a lot, because I want to Read More
Post from the Past: “I have breast cancer.”
Read this and other posts at my previous CaringBridge.org site. The thought kept rolling over and over in my mind. “I have breast cancer.” I understood what it meant, but it just kept tumbling through my thoughts like laundry in the dryer. As John and I sat and listened to the nurse explain the situation, I felt Read More