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!
I’m getting so frustrated re-remembering all that I forgot and reinventing myself. I forget that I had a trip to the underworld, and my brains, body, and emotions have had a run-in with Hades to prove it. I’ve forgotten so much; where do I begin? I try to remember the chemo boards, the photos, the… Continue reading So You Never Forget You’ve Got A Friend
Re-entering life after a major illness might be the most challenging part of the whole getting sick thing. It makes me scratch the hair that’s finally growing in and ask, “How do I belong?” I’ve got a lot of catching up to do to understand what’s been going on without me. But then I remind… Continue reading Lost in Na-nu Na-nu
My friend wanted to work for Disney World after college graduation, so like a good friend (who had nothing better to do), I went with her. And just for kicks, I interviewed. A perfect way to ramp up my interviewing skills, I figured. So when they asked me if I spoke any other languages, “Mais… Continue reading It’s A Small World
When people know you had a bilateral mastectomy, they look. It’s as impulsive as blinking. Next time I see you, and you instinctively can’t help but…Oh no, I promise I won’t rub it in and say, “Made you peek.” It’s impossible not to, no matter your manners, upbringing, whether you like slapstick humor or are… Continue reading Made You Peek
When this whole cancer thing started, I joked about the old lady who swallowed a fly, and then I took on a cow. Meanwhile, I was quivering in my cowboy boots. Okay, I would have been if I had any. Not sure how long I could play charades and tell nursery rhymes, I wrote to… Continue reading Over The Moon With A Twist
Ever since my twenties, when my best friend and I went to Australia and back again, we knew in our hearts that the moon shines differently on the other side of the world. I wanted to go to Australia ever since I got an Australian Madame Alexander doll as a kid. I sat her proudly… Continue reading The Moon Shines Differently
I have this whole Barbie world going on in my mind right now. Care to join me? There’s Ken, the kids, the penthouse, Winnebago, convertible, swimming pool, and there’s even a grill, too. In Australia, barbie with a lower case b is short for barbeque. But in my mind, put a capital on it, and… Continue reading Fire Up The Barbie
Every time my life is due for a change, I’m petrified. Case in point, my operation, scheduled for March 23rd. That gives me a few weeks left to freak out before my old life gets the boot. Alex reminds me this same scenario has happened quite frequently in our marriage. leaving Philly (okay, this was… Continue reading Getting The Boot
We want what we want–like back in college. Once we’re not kids anymore, we earned some privileges. But remember that rule some well-meaning nursery school teacher taught our kids? “You get what you get and you don’t get upset? Keep that lesson for the kids. When we adults don’t get what we want, we get… Continue reading Life Gives You The Blues–Face The Music
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