“I am not cut out for this.” I cannot tell you how many times these words have been spoken over the past four years. The truth is, we’re not cut out for this. No one is. Malignant. Cancer. Metastasized. Ewing’s Sarcoma. What horrible words. Nobody is cut out for cancer. No one is cut out … More The Beauty of This Story
It was quiet. That’s all I remember. I don’t remember what day it was, or anything else that happened that day. I don’t remember what book I was reading or what kind of tea I was sipping on. But I remember it was quiet. A quiet moment in a loud chapter. My mind was quiet. … More Keep This
Six years ago, I sat in an old Buick with the boy I liked as we ate Taco Bell and listened to Jack Johnson Pandora. We’d been seeing each other a little over a month at this point, but that month was intense. It was full of obvious attraction, long walks, and dances under a … More The Unlikely Friendship of Happy and Hard
I think faith manifests when we stop standing in the realm of “where we are” and instead rest in the realm of “what we believe.” … More Medically Speaking…
Pain, We meet again. You’ve always kind of lingered. Here and there you’d make your appearance. You’re just always around, either directly in my story or someone else’s. You’re like an explosive relative. We all brace for you, and though we hurt for the others impacted by you, we all breathe a little sigh of … More An Open Letter to Pain
I understand, people face HARD things in this life. You might have faced hard things over the years, things that make someone else’s stresses seem minor by comparison, but that’s the problem- the word, “comparison.” … More Hard is Hard
Pause. Breathe. Look around. Where are you? What’s around you? What goodness do you have to grab on to? Not on a large scale– I’m not asking what you’re thankful for, or what you’re blessed with. I’m asking you: What do you have immediately in your presence, in your sight, that brings you joy, breath, … More Life in Moments
The first time my husband (boyfriend at the time) was diagnosed with cancer, I gained 25 pounds. Just let that sink in for a second, because you better believe that was a shock to me. That means, in the year period between diagnoses and treatment I nearly put on another fifth of me. For a … More Grief, Relief, and Ice Cream
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