Category: Mama

Counting To Nowhere To Catch A Cold
A Muse 4 Mama · Amusing · Cancer Musings

Counting To Nowhere To Catch A Cold

Stephanie Ortiz3 Comments

There’s this game that we all play that the girls and I have coined ‘counting to nowhere.’ We’re all counting down the days until life isn’t so hectic or we regain our health, or we stop grieving a loss. Suppose we could make it to the new year? Then we’ll stop counting, erase our troubles… Continue reading Counting To Nowhere To Catch A Cold

560 Days To Take A Gander At “Come From Away”
Road Tripping · Theater

560 Days To Take A Gander At “Come From Away”

Stephanie Ortiz7 Comments

After 560 days, we were welcomed to the rock by Joel Hatch yesterday, where he first appeared in “Come From Away” as the mayor of Gander. What we weren’t expecting was just how cathartic that welcome would be. I have many ways to take this story, but if the writers could take 4,000 hours of… Continue reading 560 Days To Take A Gander At “Come From Away”

It’s A Chemo Wrap: Toss Up!
Binge-reading Review · Cancer Musings · Chemo Daze · Zana & Sky

It’s A Chemo Wrap: Toss Up!

Stephanie Ortiz6 Comments

At last, there’s a method to my madness! I finally figured out what I’ve been doing throughout my chemo journey; besides accumulating so many hats, beanies and caps, I didn’t have enough places to wear them all. There’s nothing like hindsight to realize I wrote to take the fear out of cancer and gladly played… Continue reading It’s A Chemo Wrap: Toss Up!