Battle language used to describe cancer is not something that resonates with everyone, and I get that. But today's WordPress Daily Prompt: Pillage surprised me by taking me back to those days as a scared girl with a shaved head, and the long journey back. Shout out to all of you cancer warriors - and non-warriors - out there. She is a soldier, shorn-ready for … Continue reading The reluctant warrior
Month: December 2016
More than enough
Sisters, many of us are all running around like crazy people today. It is very nearly Christmas and it is always, always the sisters who are making the world go around this time of year. I have one word I'm trying to keep in my head today - maybe you have problems with it, too? … Continue reading More than enough
The older mom
I am not sure exactly when it happened. But I have, for sure, become an Older Mom. I know this because I can recognize in myself the Older Moms from my early days on the job. They were, as I am now, 40- or 50-something, with children whose grown-up-sounding ages, when they mentioned them to … Continue reading The older mom
In defense of the faith
She strides into the clinic, smiling, and extends her hand to shake. She wears a pretty ponytail, and holds a pretty notebook, Disguising her fear. The handsome man is at her side, Her defender in battle. She has faith in this place, the people, the work she hopes to find here. She will never renounce the … Continue reading In defense of the faith
Write, back.
More than two years ago, I vanished from here. It's been that long since I've written anything on this breast cancer blog, and I've had a hard time figuring out how to start again. It feels kind of like returning to the gym after a hiatus; it is so much harder than starting from scratch. I think it is because we bring along the memories … Continue reading Write, back.
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