Making Sense of the Mental Mess

I just had a slight breakdown in the MRI machine today. Part of my work in therapy is to allow myself to feel emotions.  So when I felt panicked, sad, and angry in the MRI machine today I just went with it. So there I was, splayed out in superman position – boobs expertly positioned…

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Let The Scans Begin!

Tomorrow commences the scanning ritual I must now endure every 4 months for the rest of my life.  Except this time around I’ve got some extra scans thrown in for my surgery prep.  It’s so freakin’ time consuming. My schedule tomorrow includes a 10am injection (for my afternoon bone scan), an 11am psychotherapy appointment (in…

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Finding Happiness at The Sweetest Place on Earth

I’ve just spent the most amazing weekend with a bunch of fantastic people on a gorgeous farm on Salt Spring Island. Pure heaven. The magic began on the journey there, when Miss M, Auntie L, Auntie ‘Cole, and I took a tiny 12-seater float plane from Vancouver to Salt Spring Island. Taking off and landing…

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Beauty is Everywhere

What a week. Full of emotion and memory making. It’s been such a joy to reconnect with everyone here in the Pacific Northwest. To collect and give hugs. Catch up on life. Say thank you. Even in my short time living on Bowen Island, I managed to forge some pretty terrific friendships. And it feels…

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Pulling It Together

Miss M and I have arrived. After a hellish flight from Dayton to Vancouver (including a 6 hour layover at Chicago’s O’Hare airport and an arrival time of 2am into Vancouver – 5am Ohio time – thank God Auntie ‘Cole was there to pick us up) we are now happily settled at Grandpa’s house on…

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