cancer

  • Refreshed by the Rain

    Refreshed by the Rain

    Snuggled in my office on the first morning of…forever. The feeling inside me is a mix of relief, joy, possibility. There’s a bit of angst too. I’ve set aside my need to be super woman and admitted to my oncologist CNP that I’m exhausted. She pointed out that after all the treatment and surgeries, I…

  • My Hair Changed Me

    My Hair Changed Me

    Recently I ran into an acquaintance I hadn’t seen in a few years. He looked so perplexed when I enthusiastically greeted him. After I reintroduced myself, he noted my hair was different. We talked for a few minutes and parted. A few days later I saw him again, this time in a there were a…