Change: a Great Beginning to the New Year
We all resist change to some extent. I have been trying to jump in with both feet for the last few years and just do what is in front of me. This led me to write and … Read More
We all resist change to some extent. I have been trying to jump in with both feet for the last few years and just do what is in front of me. This led me to write and … Read More
Colorado in Christmas 2016– the case for slowing down. It seems as though the last 10 days have gone so fast. One minute I am taking care of my 9th grader who got a horrid cold thing right before finals. … Read More
I sit here in my house; rain is falling. I am reflecting on the successes of 2016 and planning for 2017. I have that awful cold thing that starts with a sore throat and morphs into a cough and no … Read More
This is Breast cancer awareness Month. This year I have been fairly quiet simply because life has been busy. My 7 year cancer free anniversary was on Oct. 9th. I am lucky and I have great doctors. I know now … Read More
Yesterday morning Facebook Memories sent me a reminder. 7 years ago I was about to start teaching my Creative Writing course and Literature to the 6th grade, our daughters were entering 2nd and 6th grade and I was 25 days away … Read More
An Act of Balance–I have always volunteered. Philanthropy was something I searched out even as a teen. It was part of my education as well as part of my heart. Recently it was reported that JK Rowling moved herself from being one … Read More
Here are 3 Pieces of Advice for parents from my book, “Chemo, Cupcakes and Carpools.” I hope this helps. Write It Down If there is one piece of advice that will save your sanity in the midst of chemo treatment it is … Read More
Motherhood — Parenthood, demands choices. You make choices all the time. Which lunch to make today. Which child to help right now even though both need you. Our oldest spent the first 4 years as an only child. She is … Read More
The book will help any parent trying to navigate the worlds of cancer treatment and raising kids. It has been a labor of love and I was helped by so many people including several friends who needed the information inside. … Read More
I read an article about cancer PTSD awhile back and if you want to read it here it is. But let me say a few things first. The first Doctor who used the words “you have ptsd from cancer” with … Read More