Making Peace With the Unknown

“When you are in tune with the unknown, the known is peaceful.”  – quote from my Yogi chai tea this morning This has been one of the bigger lessons on my cancer journey – Accepting the unknown and releasing the urge to control.  In doing so, I have come to a greater sense of peace.…

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Here We Go Again…

Another major medical procedure is drawing near and Miss M is totally starting to freak out. She has become a little leach – stuck to me, attached and unwilling to let go.  I can’t go to the bathroom, leave the room, take a shower or make a phone call.  Her tantrums are out of control.  Anger.  Fear.…

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Parental Lessons on Life

Parenting is one of the most difficult endeavors I have ever taken on.  Nothing tests your patience more than an angry, screaming child. Since returning from my most recent trip to NY this week Miss M has been a hot angry mess.  I’m guessing the timing of these two events is not a coincidence.  My continued…

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Parenting Thanks

A quick thank you to everyone who chimed in with their 2 cents.  I found all your responses so helpful and comforting. Miss M is still flipping out and she’s still upset more hours in the day than not.  But I am feeling bolstered by the new ideas and avenues you all suggested for us…

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How Do You Parent Through Cancer?

Miss M is a hot mess these days.  She is angry.  She is acting out.  She is fussier than I’ve ever seen her.  She is yelling & screaming.  She is throwing things.  She is glued to my side.  She is constantly crying.  She is going through a lot. Hubby and I naturally assume the acting…

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Contemplating Motherhood

Ok, I have to come clean.  There is a new Procter & Gamble commercial that makes me cry EVERY time I watch it.  It’s about being a mom.  The tag line is, “The hardest job in the world, is the best job in the world.  Thank you mom.”  And it just captures the pure love,…

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Meeting Life’s Challenges

Yes, I was able to have my chemo this week.  My white blood count was at 4,500 (not the supreme ideal of 9,600 that it was a few weeks ago…  But good enough). It was a LONG ass day (for a bunch of reasons) and I ended up being there from 10:30am till 4:30pm.  Pretty…

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