So Far, So Good
Published at: 12:07 am - Saturday July 25 2009
If I’d gotten to write the script for July 24th, 2008, one year ago, I certainly would have written it differently. In the first place, if I still had to find out I had cancer, it would have been divulged to me in a face-to-face dialogue, not in a phone conversation that happened accidentally. Perhaps […]
Posted in: Diagnosis, Recurrence, Screening, Life & Mortality, Making A Difference, Nitty Gritty, Survivorship by Kathi adulthood, blog, breast cancer, celebration, friends, friendship, healthcare, loneliness, mortality, optimism, vulnerability, women
Fashion Statement
Published at: 11:07 pm - Thursday July 16 2009
Isn’t this where it goes?? Please click on the post title or the comment link below to post a response.
Posted in: Art & Music, Attitude, Play, Surgery & Reconstruction, Survivorship by Kathi Art & Music, breast cancer, fashion, healthcare, optimism, photography, women
Shock & Awe
Published at: 12:07 am - Tuesday July 14 2009
The word ‘biopsy’ is not a happy one. When it enters your personal space, it immediately brings to mind the word ‘cancer,’ which is an even more unpleasant word. A biopsy, however, is at least a spin-able concept. Technically, it’s a diagnostic tool, like getting an injection in reverse, a means by which a piece […]
Posted in: Diagnosis, Recurrence, Screening, Health & Healthcare, Nitty Gritty, Survivorship by Kathi biopsy, breast cancer, diagnosis, friends, healthcare, mortality, optimism, vulnerability, women
Sleeping With The Light On
Published at: 02:07 am - Saturday July 11 2009
In a certain way, I had a dangerous childhood. Physically, it was safe enough, suburban, low crime, mothers at home during the day, someone always around. Materially, it was a bit fragile from time to time, such as the summer my father’s union was on strike from Memorial Day through Labor Day, which meant no […]
Posted in: Cognitive Dysfunction & Depression, Fatigue, Life & Mortality, Nitty Gritty, Stories from Childhood, Survivorship by Kathi adulthood, loneliness, mortality, vulnerability, women