Ok, so I finally rented The Hunger Games and watched it this week, with equal amounts of fascination and horror.Ā I was fascinated with the amount of creative endeavor that went into the writing of the book and then the masterpiece of a movie.Ā I was horrified with what was expected of those 24 young people! Continue reading →
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CT Scans and Such
Last week I faced my first CT scan after I’d finished with chemo and all surgeries.Ā My oncologist suggests I have one of these every year from now on, just in my chest area, to be sure nothing cancerous is growing there.Ā It sounded sensible enough in November, when I visited him for my 10 month check-up after the final chemo (which was in January).Ā Continue reading →
Good Days vs Bad Days
One thing I’ve learned via this second Cancer Journey is that there’s no such thing as a BAD day.Ā Here’s something I wrote in my journal when I was going through chemo in 2012:
I am so tempted to say that yesterday was a BAD day. But there is something inside of me that resists that word. Continue reading →
The Art of Cancer
I originally made this SoulCollageĀ® card in the spring of 2011, just a few months before my diagnosis of secondary angiosarcoma of my left breast (NOT breast cancer).Ā I wasn’t sure what she was saying to me, but the energy of the card felt strong and protective to me.
That July, when I found out I was going to haveĀ a mastectomy, I happened to draw this card in one of the short readings I do with my cards every other day. Continue reading →
A Lesson in Surrender
It seems that my inner guides and teachers are nudging me towards lesson upon lesson in surrender. I am getting the sense that surrender isn’t just letting go of a situation or someone who needs help. It is letting go into the hands of Another.
For example, last summer, there was a black and white tuxedo cat who had been hanging out on our porch since my beloved 18 year old Sasha died.Ā Continue reading →