This has been an emotional week! I should have known on Sunday, the three year anniversary of my mastectomy and TRAM flap reconstructive surgery, that it would be. I tend to get into "moods," as my emotional memory (my elephant) rears up and leads me wherever she wants me to go. On Monday, I shared my reflections [...]
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Courageous Women with Cancer, Part 2
It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power. Alan Cohen Yesterday, right after I [...]
The Survivor’s Nest – Five Tips for Yoga At Home
Yoga doesn't take time, it gives time. - Ganga White About two years ago, I took my first yoga class. I had no idea what to expect, but figured a class called "Stress Management Yoga" would move slowly enough for me to keep up. I've been going to this class ever since and love it. [...]
Life with Cancer and a Little Help From My Friends
She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind. Toni Morrison Ever since I was in high school, one of [...]
Express Yourself – Tell Your Untold Story
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou We all have a story. No, let me rephrase that: We all have stories. As cancer survivors, we have diagnostic stories, treatment stories, doctor stories, family and friends stories, survivorship stories - the list goes on and on. There is no [...]
The Best Thing Anyone Ever Said to Me About My Cancer
Unfortunately, we all have a story about the stupidest thing anyone ever said to us about our cancer. I was reminded of this by the TalkAboutHealth question I recently answered on this subject. The answers were stunning - how did we get through those sometimes well-meaning, but hurtful statements? Although I was glad to share my answer, I realized that [...]
Giving Back and Receiving the Gift of Making a Difference
Today I spoke on a panel before pastoral care students at Overlook Medical Center with The Connection's Pathways Women's Cancer Teaching Project. The purpose of the Teaching Project is to bring the stories and faces of women's cancer survivors before the health care community. It is our hope that by hearing our stories and asking us questions, health [...]
Where We Go Now 