Neither Alice nor I can remember Mother’s Day last year. I had just started chemotherapy, and who knows how I was feeling. I’m sure family and friends tried to make it enjoyable. Alice and I probably went for a car ride. That's our thing. I just can’t recall. But this year I am almost giddy… Continue reading Go Into the Roar!
Before I was officially diagnosed with cancer I was a wreck waiting for test results. The waiting period was awful. Many who had been through a similar situation said the waiting was the most unnerving part. Once you knew what you were dealing with, you could have a plan of action. The unknown; not knowing… Continue reading Stop In The Name of Love
With COVID-19, I feel as if I am being diagnosed with cancer again. The disbelief, the fear, the uncertainty, the panic. I am still currently on my journey, finished with chemo and waiting for my 3 month check up. Going to the hospital right now for a check up is not high on my priority… Continue reading Back To Basics
Photo by Deb Gallo I am obsessed with fall this year. Each day is more beautiful than the one before. The bright blue sky and colorful leaves have me mesmerized. I am embracing and loving this season. This fall is absolutely breath taking! I love driving around to view the fall foliage. I enjoy daily… Continue reading Don't Fall For Fall!
I have a mild disability, so I am able to park in a handicap spot when needed. For this particular building, the handicap parking is located to the left of the main entrance. I am lucky because once I reach the main entrance I can easily enter through the revolving doors. After entering the building,… Continue reading ID Please…..
Sometimes, with my disability, I find myself worrying and making things worse than they really are. Don’t get me wrong; there are times things suck and time to worry and plan and to be prepared. But then, there are other times to just push through - literally! In this particular situation, it was Christmas Eve… Continue reading Just A Little Push
Anyone who has experienced loss, knows that we often have to hold onto two opposite emotions at the same time. A dear friend expressed this situation so honestly recently on her Facebook page: "This week my daughter's volleyball team won their state championship. It's been a year and a month since my son took his… Continue reading Capacity For Joy and Sorrow
The following is from guest blogger Christopher Hart. I discovered his gift for analyzing poetry from a blog he posts at work. The day after I posted my blog "The Thorn and a Rose", his analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem appeared on our Intranet at work. The first sentence of his analysis really touched my… Continue reading More Hope…."Hope is the Thing with Feathers"
My Lean In Circle at work starts every meeting with each of us sharing a Rose and Thorn, or as I like to say, a Thorn and a Rose. Almost always someone states a thorn, something tough they are dealing with, and then the flip side of that same situation - the rose, the hope,… Continue reading A Thorn and A Rose
I went to church today and it was one of those days that I felt the homily was just for me, which believe me, doesn’t happen often. It was about the fact that nobody has to make this journey called life alone. As a person who often questions my faith, it was nice to feel… Continue reading A Connections Journal
Finding Abilities 