There is a tightrope walked by folks after a cancering diagnosis. On one end of the rope is the diagnosis, on the other is death. A diagnosis changes your perception of how long that rope might be. Whereas prior to diagnosis most folks imagine themselves living to a ripe old age while dandling smiling great grand babies on…
Tag: survivorship
Eating well in the age of cancer.
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolf At this very moment, mothers the world over are asking their children these questions. “What did you have for breakfast?” and “What have you eaten today?” Food intimately links us to life. The first action of a baby after being born…
Riders on the Storm
Here is a long post written August 29, 2015. Just as we were receiving the first wave of much needed rain after a record breaking dry spring/summer. “Riders on the storm Riders on the storm Into this house we’re born Into this world we’re thrown” Jim Morrison, The Doors In my new job at the clinic I am responsible…
Off with the Training Wheels!
This week it is time to get clear about my hopes for the New Year, and do my best to put the old year to rest. On December 30th I woke up smiling- because it was 6:30 not 4:45 a.m. and for the first time in over a year there was no reason to drive to Portland for…
War Stories
This past week we had the bank holiday to honor veterans, both those who have served in the military and those who have been to war. Close to 40,000,000 US soldiers have served during war time, and over 580,000 U.S. soldiers are estimated to have died as a result of armed conflict since our nation was founded….
Riding the Pooka 