Choices
The radiation side effects are finally subsiding –5 weeks after the treatment program. I’m unclear about this fatigue, strong headaches and muscle pain that are
Breathe in – breathe out
September 3, 2023 Breathe in….. a little bit more…now hold….breathe out… Just like that, the long-dreaded radiation treatment has started amidst a mixed bag of
(In) Decisions
How do we make decisions? With our reason right? If we were buying a new car, we would want to know all kinds of factual
Cancer – the good, the bad, the ugly – Part 2
We were expecting the pathology report to be shared at our oncologist meeting last Tuesday and I observed my detachment of the possible ‘verdict’ leading
Another Milestone Crossed
Take a deep breath in, then out. Take a few more deep breaths in and out. Instructions from the anesthesiologist. It must have been barely
Trusting the Universe (Surgery Day)
I know how to write songs. I know how to give presentations to large groups of people. I know how to drive a stick shift
There Are Days Like These
There are days like these Where nothing’s what it seems There are times like now We must get through somehow Everything will still be
Waking Up
I woke up a bit too early this morning – too early and too dark to start the day just yet. So I stay in
Miracle of Wings
Through a tunnel of snow we flew Gasping and exhilarated Across the edge of a cliff With ourselves and all We were floating – We
Choices We Make; Choices We Don’t Make
Now with only one chemo treatment left to go, I think about the choices we will need to make soon. If no cancer cells remain