Tag: cancer
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I don’t take life for granted
Six years ago today, I walked down a brightly lit, cold, sterile hallway and into an operating room to undergo a bilateral mastectomy in order to fight breast cancer. The memory of that day is still as vivid as if it was yesterday. I am reminded of the ordeal by the scars and chronic pain…
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International Women’s Day…
Today is a day of contemplation, meditation, reflection and recognition. I have always been eager and committed to honouring, promoting and celebrating the women that have inspired me. Some are famous. Some are titans of business. Some are just incredible women that I have met over the years; friends, mentors and family. Since my diagnosis…
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I’ve grown accustom to wearing a mask
“How are you doing?” It’s a question we ask and get asked constantly. “I’m fine.” is a typical answer, at least for me. Saying I’m “fine” is just so much easier than actually divulging how I’m really feeling. “I’m fine,” makes it easier to move on with the conversation and really, it’s such a standard…
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Break on through to the other side…
…The Doors hit from 1967 was blaring in the operating room as I lay down to have epidural steroid injections in my back. It was a good thing that the music was loud so it would drown out the sound of my heart beating against my chest. It’s been seven months since my last procedure.…
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April 30…excuse me…I have what ?
I got the call on Friday to say the surgeon wants to see me. She had my biopsy report. I knew that things probably weren’t great. I was expecting to hear that I had an infection or maybe a cyst. It was now Monday. I had spent the weekend trying not to think about the…
Sorry, I Don't Have Time For Cancer 