A Christian Realist Gets Stage IV/Metastatic Breast Cancer
In my previous posting I eluded to the fact I wasn't sure what kind of Christmas we would end up with because of my lack of planning follow through. My beloved came through in the last hour with flying colors knowing I was just exhausted in spirit. For many blue collar workers today Christmas Eve... Continue Reading →
I've been feeling a streak of melancholy growing as the days tick closer and closer to Christmas that is completely involuntary. As i observe smiles, twirls and spins from live skaters at Bryant Park steaming on my TV nestled in my bed in varying layers of bundles depending on what stage i am in the... Continue Reading →
I was/am a closet poet. I used to fill notebooks with my thoughts and poems. I have been published several times under my maiden name much earlier in my youth. But writing my feelings in poetry form seems to have taken a backseat to writing out my feelings in blog form. My blog has sort... Continue Reading →
I am a collector of old things. Old vintage things a lady might have on her dresser or even wear in the 1920's-60's but mostly in the early 20's and 30's. I have a pretty nice collection of vintage perfume bottles, that I keep on a glass tray held up by golden cherubs. A medium... Continue Reading →
When Foundation One was done on my cancer several months into my Stage IV diagnosis we discovered that I have a rare mutation in breast cancer called KEAP1. A ridiculously low single digit percentage of women with breast cancer have this mutation, something like 2%. In Lung and Stomach cancer people with this mutation do... Continue Reading →
When you get a cancer diagnosis your certain to get a lot of questions from people relating to your diagnosis. Not only the details of your cancer: size, location, type, stage, grade. But people also seem to be inquisitive about other things about you. What you eat, do you smoke, do you exercise, what supplements... Continue Reading →
Here we are in October again. Dreading living through it. Dreading writing about it. I feel my eyes dart around stores like lasers looking for a pink ribbon display I can flex my Sphinx Gate eye torpedos at al la Neverending Story. (Ever watch that part as an adult, wow, surprised that set made it... Continue Reading →
Walking onto the oncology floor pre-pandemic was strange in that people who were personally complete strangers knew my name. Everyone it seems did. After awhile I didn't even have to walk up to the desk to check in as time went on. They just saw me coming through the door and told me to take... Continue Reading →
These days seem to see me slowing up little by little. The lawn I manicured for over a decade has now been taken over for the most part by my beloved. I recently watched him don my yard goggles as he tackled the overgrowth thanks to the ever increasing limitations put on me by my... Continue Reading →
The words you are about to experience are true. For they come from the very heart of God. He loves YOU. And He is the Father you have been looking for all your life. This is His love letter to you. My Child, You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm... Continue Reading →
Life and Irises 