For the past 17 years, I’ve been telling my story of being diagnosed with stage III colon cancer just a few weeks after I turned 17 years old. Today is my 17 year cancerversary. Some years on this cancer anniversary, I’ve felt empowered and strong. Other years, I’ve wanted to crawl into a hole and […]
Read MoreSometimes I sit so comfortably in cancer survivorship that I forget to write health updates. I think that’s normal. Oftentimes when we’re sick, we’re diligent to update friends and family when we’re in the thick of treatment and surgery. People are praying. Cooks are cooking. Friends are offering to do everything from errands to laundry […]
Read MoreThere is justifiably two sides to every story, but here are my thoughts on health care reform as a cancer survivor. I try to maintain a balanced opinion when it comes to political issues and see all perspectives and sides. But I find myself struggling when Congress doesn’t vote to support access to health care, […]
Read MoreLosing Grandma I gently patted around the blankets looking for her frail hand to hold, but it was too buried. So, I settled for combing my fingers through her thinning gray hair. Under normal circumstances, she’d hate it that so many saw her without freshly styled curls. But this week, there was no beauty shop […]
Read MoreI tried to stop writing about colon cancer a little while ago. Well, sort of. I moved away from writing on my Semicolon Stories blog – a site I began after my second diagnosis. Its musings and content mostly focused on “life after colorectal cancer.” I took an active step away from blogging about my […]
Read MoreOf all the names of God, Jehovah Rapha is my favorite: The God who heals. On this day 15 years ago, my life changed forever, but I’m so thankful I’m here to tell my story about meeting the Lord who heals. Diagnosed I went to school in the morning. I attended a large high school […]
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