I view the month of September as my second chance each year to truly make life changes. I love when Summer rolls into Fall and the schools start up again, the leaves change color and there’s a crispness to the air. For me, it’s my personal signal to get myself in gear and make some changes. Sure, we all start the year with lofty goals and…
It’s been three years since I wrote this post, and I still rely on my faith daily. Does your faith still sustain you post-cancer? While some of my routines have changed, my faith hasn’t faltered. I feel so lucky to have such a strong foundation. Do you believe in God? Do you turn to him when tragedy strikes? If not, what do you do? My…
It was 9:30 pm and I was driving home from a lovely dinner with my friend Denise when I got the dreaded call. There was no caller ID and I was driving, so I am not even sure why I answered the phone. It was Dr. Chen, the surgeon that performed the removal of a benign papilloma in my right breast the previous week. My heart sank as soon…
(Updated 3.26.20) When I decided to make this blog my next career move, I vowed to myself that I wasn’t going to let its focus be breast cancer. Why? I don’t want breast cancer to define me. I need to be more than a survivor wearing a pink ribbon! Cancer, in general, is a downer, and I am a very upbeat person. I am…
Today is the anniversary of my father’s passing. It has me feeling reflective of my childhood and my relationship with my Dad. It was not exactly all a bed of roses. I am the youngest of four children. We grew up in Flushing, NY in an attached brick two-family dwelling. My Grandmother and my Aunt Jo lived in the upstairs five room “house,” and we…
I don’t know what it is about rainy days but they always make me want to create something. Today was the perfect day! I had posted a few weeks ago that I had scored a terrific buy at Hobby Lobby on two wooden candlesticks. They were originally priced at $27.99 a piece. I found them on the clearance rack marked $2.99 each. Woo-hoo! Our current…