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The C Word – Part 22: My 1 Year Cancer-versary
May 15th, 2022. Exactly one year since my diagnosis. One year since I stood clinging to my husband in the Doctor’s office, sobbing, thinking my life was over. One year since this C-Word journey began. In this one year I feel as if I’ve learned more about myself than I had in the past fifty-two. […]
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The C Word: Part 21 – Confidence
My post-surgery follow-up appointment finally arrived on March 31st. One month after my surgery. It was also my first day driving the car and I drove myself all the way into Vancouver to VGH. I’d thought the surgeon was just going to have a look at the scar to make sure it was healing nicely. […]
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The C Word – Part 20: Comfort
February 28th, 2022 was the date of my liver resection surgery. As the date approached, I found my nerves unraveling. All the strength I’d been striving to build over the course of the past year seemed to be eroding. In short, I was frightened. This was the third and (hopefully) final stage of my cancer […]
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The C Word – Part 19: C is for Courage
COURAGE. As my liver surgery date creeps closer and closer, I have found myself dealing with new fears and needing to dig a little deeper for my courage. When I was first diagnosed, I focused on just getting through the first surgery – my colon surgery. That was a big job. After I finally recovered […]
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The C-Word: Part 18 – C is for Centipede: A Healing Journey to Maui
Cancer is such an intensely personal journey. Everyone’s cancer is unique, everyone’s physiology, belief system and day-to-day demands are unique, and therefore, each person’s journey is very different. Which is why I was indecisive about sharing my story. After all, I still don’t truly know how the tale will end, and that’s scary. Especially to […]
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The C Word – Part 17: Keeping Your Heart Open!
I just completed my LAST Round of Chemo. Fingers crossed it’s forever. It’s been 8 months since my diagnosis. 7 months since my colon surgery. And 6 months since I began chemotherapy. I just completed my final round – Round 11. (this Chemo goes to 11!). As mentioned, the Doctors are not requiring chemo after […]
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The C-Word – Part 16: Optimism
I haven’t been writing as much lately. One reason was the holiday crunch – feeling as if I had to make cookies and mail cards and such. Another reason is that there’s not been much to report. I’m feeling well – almost “normal” if that’s an acceptable term. Chemo Round 9 was fairly uneventful, and […]
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The C Word – Part 15: Gratitude
A little more fatigue, a touch of nausea, and that’s a wrap on chemo round eight. Still battling ‘roid rage and still shedding red hairs throughout the house but otherwise, I can’t complain. It seems my side effects have still been quite mild – mitigated by my self-care, nutrition and supplements. I do seem to […]
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The C Word – Part 14
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” – Jon Kabat-Zinn Photo of my “Eye of the Storm” piece for Small Stage at The Shadbolt Centre taken by Dana Szyndrowski. Adapt. Evolve. Survive. I’ve been thinking a lot about the science of “routine” and “habit” recently as well as “adaptation” and “evolution”. […]
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The C Word – Part 13
Waking up baked, huzzah for socialized medicine and coping with ‘roid rage.
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