Carpet Angels and Running
Today I will run. That sounds like the title of a children’s book sitting on my shelf. Maybe it is. I’d get up and look, but then I would be giving in to procrastination. I have two big plans for the day: 1) writing in my cancer journal and 2) RUNNING! I’m actually excited to
Be Kind Like Mister Rogers
I am cancer-free! My husband and I wistfully joke that someday we’ll look back and say, “Remember that summer I had breast cancer?” It’ll be just one more little chapter in the story of our lives. I’m still going through the process of reconstruction, so I have at least one more surgery in my future,
A Letter to 2233
Dear 2233, Do you mind if I call you that? I know your real name is Tamoxifen, but that seems kind of formal. And the numbers on you say 2233. Maybe I could call you 22 for short? So 22, it sounds like we’re going to be together for a while, like maybe ten years,
Kindness Can Be a Sweet Business
I love sugar. It may not be healthy, but it’s true. I love sugar almost as much as I love kindness. Beth Delgado is a businesswoman in Grand Forks who clearly shares my heart. She’s making it her business to make people’s days a little sweeter in a lot of ways. “Here in Grand Forks
I’m Not that Good
Have you ever needed something brilliant to say? Something that would perfectly express what sits so delicately, yet passionately, in the center of your heart? I’m not supposed to be writing this blog right now. I’m supposed to be writing a 45 minute speech. I want it to be clever and interesting and motivating and
The Cost of Removing a Body Part
What I could spend $1900 on: 542 gluten-free cupcakes 126 self-help books 40,500 Advil tablets 678 gallons of gas 7600 meals at the North Dakota food bank What I will spend $1900 on: The removal of 1 breast. Saul and I actually had a lot of laughs last night talking about how rude it is
It’s a Monday
It’s amazing how quickly things return to normal. I have a long to-do list today which includes enthralling activities such as: scheduling dental appointments, calling the insurance company, welcoming the dishwasher repairman, and waiting for new flooring to be delivered. Sometimes I want to yell, “HEY! Doesn’t anybody around here remember how incredibly BRAVE I
