We are honoured to share this contribution from fellow urbanmoms.ca member, Annabelle. Annabelle wrote this letter to Kath, in response to her post A Word of Thanks (And a Few of Advice). It is with thanks to Annabelle that we share it with you now:My mom died nearly five years ago now. It … [Read more...]
The Cancer Factor
My Mom has cancer. What more to say? Cancer sucks. It's scary and unknowable. When someone you love has cancer you enter a world in which time doesn't flow in the same way it does in the rest of the universe. You spend endless time waiting, waiting and waiting, only to enter periods where time is … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Monday, April 6, 2009
In National News: Eastern Health 'should be shot' over cancer test handling: Williams (CBC)In our opinion: Cancer is unbelievably distressing to both patients and families; to have to deal with the uncertainty of flawed or missed laboratory tests is simply wrong. Unemployment to peak in 2010, board … [Read more...]
Finding the Courage to Live Life Consciously
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the … [Read more...]
The Calm
December was a whirlwind of family visits, outdoor play, and heart-to-heart chats. Days filled with family and festivities. Pure joy! The months before were filled with fear, dread, and sadness. Our realities thrown off kilter, barely able to hold it together. But January is the strangest of all. It … [Read more...]
10 Healthy Things to Top Off Your Resolution List
It is a new year and a great time to set goals that will take you one step closer to a healthier, happier, more vital you. Your key to success? Make your resolutions, simple, doable and fun things that are easy to incorporate into your everyday life. Need some inspiration? … [Read more...]
2009, already I dislike you.
This year there was no celebrating for me at the dawn of 2009. I am not interested in what this year has to offer. I want time to stop. I want to stay right where I was over the last month. Safe with my family together. Happy. Healthy. But, as every Trekky knows, resistance is futile. So 2009 pulled … [Read more...]
Saying Good Bye
Today I say good bye. Good-bye 2008! It's been a year of ridiculous highs: (Three trips to Europe!) And unbelievable lows: (The black ribbon, symbolizing melanoma) And, through it all, the best Christmas in years: Moments of intense peace: Of joy and love: And tearful … [Read more...]
Hurry up and Wait
Today I went with my parents to Princess Margaret Hospital for my mother's first chemotherapy treatment. It was a lesson in so many things, not the least of which was patience. We arrived at 10:00 a.m. and waited in the chemo daycare lobby until my mom could be seen by the nurse in charge of the … [Read more...]
A Word of Thanks (and a Few of Advice)
Before I begin, let me fill you all in on some info that you may or may not have known: Jen and I are sisters, and so this hellish cancer is consuming my days and nights as well. There now. Let me begin. I want to thank everyone out there (in my 'real' life and online, too) who has reached out to … [Read more...]
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