I Am Not My Child’s Death
We are NOT what has happened to us or what this world says we are. That is not what defines us. While we are grieving parents, that is not what our…
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Cancer
I’m Not Sure How Long I’ll Need an Antidepressant to Feel Normal…and That’s OK
I tried to wean off of Zoloft and couldn’t. And that’s OK. I had never really been aware of the world of antidepressants. My life has been…
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To the Young Warriors Fighting Cancer, You Are Superheroes
Most people never get to meet their heroes. I have, in fact—I have met many heroes. These heroes didn’t set out for…
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Cancer Can’t Take That
“Hi, I’m Martha!” A lady around my mom’s age with tightly curled blonde hair approached me at my boyfriend’s church softball game. “I’m…
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I Wish My House Was Messy
My house is always clean. The laundry gets done quickly. The dishes are rarely stacked up in the sink. My counters are hardly ever sticky and nothing…
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How This 10-Year-Old Is Helping Save Lives From Inside the Oval Office
The world of childhood cancer is one you aren’t familiar with, until you have to be. It’s a world where more than 40,000 children undergo…
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I Knew I had Cancer Because I Trusted my Intuition
Today marks the anniversary of having my cancerous thyroid removed. This day always makes me think about the power of intuition and, how you should…
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Having Problems is a Privilege
The smell of smoke alerted me to yet another mishap in our morning mayhem. I wanted to provide some sort of breakfast to my eldest son as he returned…
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The Question No Grieving Mother Wants To Hear
My name is Shelby, and I’m a mom without a child. My two-year-old daughter, Sophie was diagnosed with Stage 4 T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma…
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Cancer Warrior, Your Star Will Never Fade
How do you stand so tall? How do you walk so proud? How do you smile easily? How do you laugh so beautifully? How do you comfort others?…
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