A Writer’s Road: Friends in Unlikely Places

My friend came to visit the other day. She brought a variety of baked goods and her own latte. When I saw her, we hugged for the first time – not the first time since the pandemic, but for the first time ever. This was the first hug we could actually physically...

A Writer’s Road: Say What?

Listen to your body. Everybody tells me that and, to be honest, I’ve said it to everyone, too. It is indeed important to listen to your body, and not only when you are recovering from surgery or undergoing treatment. If I hadn’t listened to my body back in...

A Writer’s Road: Forward Motion on Father’s Day

I’m writing this on Father’s Day and am, of course, thinking about my own father who really was my greatest fan. From the time I could talk, he always believed what I said (even when he knew I was lying), always knew I could do whatever I set out to do (even when I...

A Writer’s Road: Patience Works

They say 6 -weeks is the magic time for recovery. It seems to be holding true for me. I am now 6-weeks post surgery and this past week has seen a dramatic change in how I feel and what I can do, so while some of these essays have been difficult to post, this one is...

A Writer’s Road: Gauging Progress

This week saw the beginning steps towards my second surgery. If anything should be a sign of progress for me, it’s that. Or so I would have thought. But instead of rejoicing at this new clarity around the next big date in my cancer journey, I became wobbly....

A Writer’s Road: Cancer and Perceptions of Time

We all know the old joke: What is it about time? It flies. Every day we experience this difference in perspective between the reality of time’s speed, and our own personal perception of it. There are many theories about this, but theory seems unimportant when...