A look inside one woman’s raw and resilient experience through chemotherapy—its side effects, emotions, and healing.
Chemo does a number on your brain. Yes, chemo brain, like pregnancy brain, is real. But I can’t say I didn’t know better than to get involved with drugs in the first place. Dad used to give my sister and me the “drug talks.” You know how bad they were… or how many good people… Continue reading Cracking Chemo Brain
Wreckage is on my mind lately. You know how the hymn goes: “Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wreck like me.” Chemo left me a train wreck, which reminds me of a sick joke that I’d tell as a kid. I’d laugh so hard I couldn’t get out the punch line. I… Continue reading Amazing Grace
I started off writing about joy for this week’s muse. My youngest became a teenager. If nothing else, I wanted to be a joyful mama, celebrate her and write the beautiful story of my Amazing Alexandra that I carry in my heart. No can do! Not this week. Not much joy’s coming from me. It’s… Continue reading With A Little Help From My Friends
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