The amazing-ness of our mothers (and a giveaway)
Now that I’ve been a mother for awhile, I’m just starting to appreciate how amazing my mother was. Here are some of the amazing things she did: Made tiny homemade clothes for my Barbie Let me climb in bed with her when I had a nightmare Came to all of my basketball games (even when [...]
5 Signs You’ve Been on the Couch Way Too Long
Five signs that you’ve been on the couch way too long… 1. Over time, the couch has sagged and reformed itself to your shape with sunken-in spots for your head, arms, and bottom. 2. You’ve been slowly rearranging your house so that you can reach everything from the couch. Remote? Check. Phone? Check. Magazines? Check. [...]
Haunted by the Ghosts of Cancers Past
I am not my father. My cancer is not my father’s cancer. Two very simple statements, but the journey I undertook to be able to say them, and more importantly, to believe them, was perilous. What I didn’t understand when I was diagnosed with breast cancer five months ago is that I would not be [...]
Everyone’s Staring At My Chest
I’ve noticed something strange lately. Everyone’s staring at my chest. It’s not that I’m particularly well endowed, or that I wear those super low v-neck Tshirts hawked by Abercrombie & Fitch. No. It’s because something is missing…and people know it. Three months ago, in early September I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I noticed a [...]
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