School Daze
The moment I’ve been dreading for the last several months is finally here. Our boys are going back to school. And I’m a hot mess. Sure,...
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Letting Go
“I think I may want to quit gymnastics.” It stopped me dead in my tracks. “Uh…what?” It began over a year ago. We were a month into the...
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The time of Hope.
Its happened again. My life is moving along, busy and distracted, as I go from task to task. And I notice a feeling, one that seemingly...
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A dry spell...
It has been a long dry spell. Very, very long. I’m not talking about sex, although that has suffered a bit since the cancer thing. But...
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Mission Completion
We did it! Sixteen months later and we finally completed a goal that was years in the making. And it surpassed all expectations! We...
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Leveling Out
I’m feeling balanced. Level. Like if I were one of those pendulums that swings back and forth, I’d be finding that sweet spot, right in...
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A National Experience
Kadyn and I had our first experience at the Men’s Junior Olympic National Competition. This year it was held in Reno, Nevada, and...
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Ball of Fire
Lately, I’ve been feeling VERY scared. Actually, terrified. I feel like if you peeled away my skin, you’d find a huge ball of firey...
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My (fake) boobs
I don’t like my boobs. A year since my mastectomy and five months since reconstruction surgery and I’m still trying to embrace my new...
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Cancerversary
I’m not very good at remembering dates and numbers. While I can tell you exactly how I was feeling when something happened, I just can’t...
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Delayed Reaction
Have you ever been driving and when you get to your destination, you can’t remember the actual drive? Or sometimes during my morning...
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At long last, I found it!
I kept waiting to have the experience. I watched others around me experience it on my behalf, but I had yet to feel it myself. I was...
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An Ode to the Gymnastics Mom
Taking a much needed break from the cancer blogs to write about a new season. Nope, I’m not talking about Fall or Winter, but gymnastics...
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After the treatment...
It has been almost a month since my chemo treatments ended. A month filled with lots of activities, some cancer related and some just...
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Slow Down...
Slow down… I finished chemo. I did it. This once monumental task is now behind me. Woohoo! Let’s go! Let’s get on to the next thing. ...
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Feels like I'm losing my mind.
Recently I was introduced to the term ‘cancer brain.’ It describes the effects the cancer treatments have on your brain, kinda like the...
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Well, that's a surprise...
Oh my goodness, chemo is almost done. I thought when I reached this point in treatment I’d be ecstatic and relieved. But I’ve noticed...
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To Wig Or Not To Wig?
Its been about three months since I lost all of my hair. Although the build up to it was scary, being bald wasn’t such a big deal at the...
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Are we done yet?
Five more treatments. Five left out of 16. That’s good, right? The home stretch. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. That’s...
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The Invisible Side Effects
Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there. I’m not talking about God. Or oxygen. Nope, I’m referring to the side...
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