Blog Category: Survivor

“Now I’ll Tell You a Secret Thing”

November 22 2019
At 7a.m. on November 23, 2012, my life stopped. I was 37. My life had changed before this in big and small ways; mostly good, some spectacular (having two healthy […]
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The Plum Trees (Yet Another Lesson in Letting Go)

September 6 2019
Let me start by saying that I love trees. There is nothing that would make me cut down a tree. However. We had three plum trees along our side fence. […]
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Life Lesson on Aisle 5

March 27 2019
Have you ever spent $30 on greeting cards? Last week I was in my local Safeway, picking up the three things my son will eat. I was distracted, I was […]
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Upside Down & Inside Out

May 11 2017
Spring arrived this year in fits and starts. Just when I’m ready to slap on the sunscreen and put away my winter sweaters, the rain comes back. This uncertainty, this […]
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Shades of Pink

June 24 2016
Despite the ongoing debate about “pinkwashing”–the misuse of the breast cancer pink ribbon–I seem to be surrounded by it. On my flight from San Francisco to North Carolina, I chatted […]
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Morning Inspiration & Everyday Joy

May 23 2016
Mornings are chaos around here – getting the kids fed, dressed, watered; lunches packed; breakfast made and eaten; homework folders found under the bed or in the backpacks. Then coffee, […]
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Ups and Downs (Mostly Ups)

April 24 2016
I’ve been preparing for a speech for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life at University of San Francisco (more on that in another post) and wondering how to condense […]
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Mountains, Musings & Microphones

March 6 2016
It’s been March (really, February) madness around here! I thought I would ease into the new year and then wham–incredible, life-reminding stuff has happened so I thought I’d hop on […]
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Scanxiety (or, feeling anxious about a follow-up scan)

January 29 2016
News from Cancerland…yesterday was my PET/CT scan (abdominal/pelvis/chest), where they see if (rather, make sure) no sneaky cancer cells have decided to colonize in my body. (I send daily mental […]
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Happy New Year

January 19 2016
Happy new year! These past two months blogging has taken a back seat to…being. The book deadline, the holidays, and life all are moving along merrily. My daughter turned 8 […]
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