Thank You, Cancer
Dear cancer, Two years ago today, you came into my life when I was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, or…
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Dear cancer, Two years ago today, you came into my life when I was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, or…
Continue ReadingMom groups often get a bad name for being catty, judgy, or full of multi-level marketing schemes—and to be honest,…
Continue ReadingSome of us moms have fought one of the scariest battles of all. It’s a disease whose name causes hearts…
Continue ReadingGrief makes us uncomfortable. Being face to face with someone else’s intense sadness is really hard. In my life, people…
Continue ReadingDana Dirkes’ life was rocked in July when she was very quickly and surprisingly diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma…
Continue ReadingFor most children, the concept of death is introduced with the death of a pet, an elderly grandparent or perhaps…
Continue ReadingMost people never get to meet their heroes. I have, in fact—I have met many heroes. These heroes didn’t set out for…
Continue ReadingMy diagnosis with breast cancer came as such a shock that my imagination failed me. I could not look at…
Continue Reading“Hi, I’m Martha!” A lady around my mom’s age with tightly curled blonde hair approached me at my boyfriend’s church…
Continue ReadingMy house is always clean. The laundry gets done quickly. The dishes are rarely stacked up in the sink. My…
Continue ReadingThe world of childhood cancer is one you aren’t familiar with, until you have to be. It’s a world where more…
Continue Reading1. Give yourself permission to rest. I tried the whole not eating or sleeping for 48 hours thing and it…
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