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Birthdays take on twists and turns of their own. Many come and go while others have more significance. When I turned 50, there was so much thought, reflection, fear, gratitude and meaning for me on that day. It is unfathomable…
To travel is to live. Last month, our youngest graduated and I find myself a bit sad that he is permanently moving away from home but I am also mourning the loss of our visits to Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor…
I started this journey as a mother, with both excitement and fear. I always imagined having children but when I got sick with cancer so young I wasn’t sure it was in the cards for me. When I reached the…
Words matter. Words will be interpreted differently. Some people will be empowered by them. Others may feel a tremendous amount of pressure has been put on them. As someone who has had cancer twice, there are a few phrases I…
A week ago, I developed a sore throat and an education of new obstacles we face with health insurance. It was a really bad sore throat. I could barely swallow, couldn’t sleep because of the pain and thought I had…
Exercising is important to improve health but often challenging when you have cancer.
In the spring of 2003, my mother was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It was a shock to her and to our family. After a little bit of research, I learned the prognosis was poor and her time was…
Travel can be healing in so many ways and fill us with joy even in the most challenging times.
