It’s been a month now since I’ve written. I needed the time to hideaway. Now is the time to look back, look forward, and get ready to shine.
Category: women
The Mish-Mosh of Feeling
The author expresses their ongoing struggle to maintain a regular blogging schedule while reflecting on personal growth through writing. They share experiences with health challenges, including cancer and epilepsy, and the complexities of handling emotions like fear, appreciation, and guilt.
My Cancer Journey 8-25-26
It’s been almost two and a half months since I first got my diagnosis. In two days it will be one month since my mastectomy. In some way it seems a lifetime ago. I am who I was and yet I am not. Each day … Continue reading My Cancer Journey 8-25-26
My Cancer Journey- 8-11-26
I’m a bit late on writing this week’s post. It’s been a wild two months. I just looked at my calendar and realized that it was exactly two month ago today that I first heard the words “It’s cancer.” I’d gone in to my annual … Continue reading My Cancer Journey- 8-11-26
Celebrating Mom’s Birthday This Year
This year marks a significant turning point as the author celebrates life while reflecting on her mother’s battle with breast cancer. Through a spiritual gathering and a career shift to early childhood care, she rediscovers joy and purpose. A timely mammogram reveals cancer, leading to a mastectomy on her mother’s birthday, symbolizing hope and transformation.
Nothing To Do But Live
It’s been nine days since Dr. Propeck first confirmed what I already knew, thanks to the wonders of the internet. I have breast cancer. Less than two weeks in and still two and half weeks to go before I get to meet with my surgeon … Continue reading Nothing To Do But Live
Time Will Tell: Accepting a New Gift
The narrator reflects on their emotional journey after receiving concerning mammogram results. With the upcoming biopsy, they strive to remain hopeful for the future, determined to celebrate life’s milestones despite the uncertainty.
Feeling Gratitude
A few events of this past week reminded me of the importance of gratitude in my life. So, this morning’s post is just an exercise to remind myself of a few of things that I’m thankful for. They aren’written in any particular order other than … Continue reading Feeling Gratitude
Do You Have Experience? An Organizer’s Moment to Laugh
I was encouraged a month or so ago to run for the board of WORT 89.9fm, a community radio station that’s called Madison, Wisconsin home for fifty years now. I served on the board before, from 2011 to 2014, but after some thought decided I’d … Continue reading Do You Have Experience? An Organizer’s Moment to Laugh
Being a Motherless Daughter
I set two goals for this year. The first was to honor and commemorate my mother’s life through celebrating my own living, as this is the year that I, with some luck, will pass the age at which she died. The second goal was to … Continue reading Being a Motherless Daughter
