When I was a young child, I always thought my mom was angry most of her life because she didn’t want us, wished she hadn’t had kids, didn’t like being a mom. Then, when she passed away 5 years ago, I had the chance to read some of her old journals where she made an […]
Memories of Snow Days Past….
All of this snow has me thinking about when we were kids, because it sure seemed like we had a lot of snow days back then. In particular, I remember one Easter Sunday when I must have been about 11 or 12, when we had a huge snowstorm that hit the East coast with about […]
Losin’ the Wig
Last week I decided to stop wearing my wig, and start going out with my “real” hair. After chemo, my hair came in completely silver, in addition to being so curly that it looks kind of like a very short Afro. So I decided to dye it myself on that snow day last week; after […]
Snow days
I’m learning a lot of life lessons from all the snow we’re having on the East coast this winter. The kids have already had about 5 snow days and it’s only January. I’m starting to just give in to it and let myself get caught up in the kids excitment about whether or not school […]
The Intangible Side Effects of Breast Cancer
The intangible things that I learned from breast cancer are endless. I found deep reserves of strength that I never knew I had. I had to have 16 chemo treatments. Driving in the car, on the way to the hospital, I’d start mentally preparing myself for that days drip. The nurses get you in, settle […]
Four Positive Side Effects from Chemotherapy
I decided to list the positive side effects of the whole chemo process, ’cause I’ve sure been complaining about all of the negatives. Believe it or not, there are some good things, too. 1. I now have the hardest, most unbreakable fingernails you’ll ever see. For some reason, the Taxol made my fingernails really strong. […]