No one tells you gratitude and rage can share the same breath. On better days, when pain eases just enough for you to notice light, you might feel both at once, thankful for a friend’s text, furious that you need it. Most days aren’t better. Most days, “look on the bright side” feels like a…
Read moreCategory: Musings Along A Cancer Fighter’s Journey
Might a modest tale heal the way you face your own battles? I write about what it is like to be a cancer warrior, so I ask myself now… What power do these words truly have? They are just moments on my journey that capture some fear, hope and defiance of mine. Through blogging, I have a platform to express that innermost essence and see what depths or courage emerges in the most unlikely places. Whether you’re in the midst of it, walking a similar path by her side, or holding space from across a collective biosphere—let these reflections be our rebuke once more—that courage is not far away; finding strength and leading with brave hearts are just who we truly are lifted to see.
When Gratitude Feels Impossible: Finding Meaning in Suffering
No one tells you gratitude and rage can share the same breath. On better days, when pain eases just enough for you to notice light, you might feel both at once, thankful for a friend’s text, furious that you need it. Most days aren’t better. Most days, “look on the bright side” feels like a…
Read moreThe Weight of a Hand on Your Shoulder—and Other Small Miracles
A hand rests on your shoulder, and you don’t flinch. Something settles in, a warmth that needs no words, a quiet promise that you’re not doing this alone. In that simple weight, light on bone and cloth, there’s more comfort than a thousand careful sentences. Your breath slows. Your shoulders drop half an inch. You…
Read moreEvery Single Day You Showed The World How Strong You Were
We often picture strength in the big moments. The day you hear the diagnosis and decide you will fight. The day treatment ends and the bell rings while people cheer. Those moments matter, but they are not the whole story. Real strength shows up in the middle of it all. It lives in the hundredth…
Read moreWhen Chronic Pain Shows Up as an Unwanted Teacher
Chronic pain changes you. I know that as a doctor who has treated it, and as a patient who lives with it. Chronic pain isn’t only a feeling in the body or an issue of physical health. It shifts your thoughts, your mood, and how you move through the day. It also pushes on your…
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