The Unwritten Morning
Have you ever woken up to a new day and really wondered what it held? Not a passing thought, but a real reckoning with the next few hours. When you live with a chronic illness,…
When the numbers start moving in the wrong direction
For years, I have remembered the moment the lab tests showed I was worse than the previous week. I was sitting in an examination room, listening to my oncologist discuss my results. Crinkling paper was…
The Country Called Normal
Do something difficult. Close your eyes and go back to before. Not last week. Not last year. Before that. Go back to when you woke up in the morning and didn’t think about your inventory.…
The In-Between Days
Dave, Some days announce themselves as battles. Others slip into your life with just enough symptom to remind you that your disease is always working, but not enough to knock you down. For lack of…
When Treatment Becomes a Way of Life: The Emotional Weight of Thyroid Cancer’s Long Road
When Treatment Becomes a Way of Life: The Emotional Weight of Thyroid Cancer’s Long Road You didn’t understand the waiting. Before illness became part of your life, you thought treatment would be the hardest part.…
