June 18, 2015 Not all of us instinctively know the best way to respond to news of someone’s illness, death or other life-changing experience. Empathy…
Tag: Cancer
May 11, 2015 After radioactive iodine treatment, a friend sent me a helium balloon. A big smiley yellow helium balloon. This balloon has kept me…
April 19, 2015 Symptoms aren’t always the same with hypothyroidism or after radioactive iodine treatment, but I’ve had chronic pain in my joints – knees,…
April 16, 2015 Throughout my cancer journey, there have been moments that are downright comical, others that I’ve sometimes thought might be better expressed through…
April 12, 2015 My mother and I were sitting on a bench in one of Toronto’s mini parks, just a hop and a skip away…
March 22, 2015 There are a lot of things about going through cancer that are really tough. I have much respect for people going through…
March 6, 2015 stam·i·na (noun) the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort. (Google definition) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ve noticed that when I do not want…
February 18, 2015 He wakes up early and makes me my usual breakfast, using the utensils set aside for my use only. We will have…
January 29, 2015 With cancer as a catalyst, I have had to confront how I really want to live my life, with more honesty than…
January 25, 2015 What’s with all the war metaphors? War on drugs, war on poverty and my personal favourite, war on terrorism… this metaphor ultimately…