I think I deserve a celebration of sorts! And I didn’t want you to think chemotherapy was all exhaustion and feeling on the verge of vomiting! This round – knock on wood – hasn’t been so bad. Today is Day 3, which has been the morning I woke up feeling like death warmed over. But…
Category: Love
Daffodils for Mother’s Day
I’ve pretty much always had Mother’s Day covered via one angle or another. My Mom lived to be ninety-two. By the time she passed away in 2013, I had already been a mother myself for 15 years. While I’ve usually looked back and reminisced on Mother’s Day … this year I look ahead into an…
Girl Code
I have surrounded myself with the best women … cultivated relationships and deep friendships with strong, smart, silly, sassy and sexy women. We all have one thing in common … we have each other’s back. These are strong women who can stand on their own two feet. These are smart women who know how to…
Annie … My heartdog
Annie was only 8 months old or so when she was rescued from a northern Canadian community and placed into foster care with our dog rescue. And she was pregnant. January 8, 2015 she gave birth to seven beautiful puppies … but Annie was struggling. With poor nutrition and no prenatal care, her body wasn’t…
Cancer doesn’t see racism … or does it?
I ran into my neighbour Carrie yesterday … she is lovely. Inside and out. We always run into each other when she is completing a spiritual journey and I am beginning one. I treasure her words, her advice and her friendship. She is brilliant and I have the utmost respect for her. I crave and…
Oh, Heather … You didn’t!
Do honey browns with blonde highlights have more fun? You bet they do! Even with cancer! That’s me … second from the left in front wearing white like an angel … Thirteen days after I had my first chemo infusion, I lost most of my hair and had the rest of it shaved off. Saying Ciao…
Visiting Hours
Listen to this song as you read my blog today … My Heart Will Go On I had wanted to post a positive upbeat blog entry chronicling my 10-day journey through Emerg and being admitted to the Oncology Ward in Lakeridge Health Oshawa, but the words were too … clinical. And that shouldn’t be happening…
Hello 911? I’m on fire!
He ordered everyone else out of his office, then led her to the table and helped her climb on top. She smiled, sat in front of him, and peeled her black t-shirt over her head without being asked. She couldn’t wait to show him! She reached around to unhook her lacy bra. It quickly followed…
The Road to Discovery
(that’s me on the right next to Sue, the real redhead and Fran) Getting diagnosed with breast cancer was an odyssey. Find lump. Go to Doctor. Get diagnosed. That took over two months. I handled it with grace one day and the next … I completely lost my shit. I railed at life, the Universe…
Fox Diaries 