Emotional Journey ∼ Page 13 ∼ BC Becky

No problem – minor meltdown

Mon March 21, 2016

When the pain first started to bother me, my immediate reaction was lymphedema. This is huge progress. I didn't go straight to cancer. It annoyed me but I didn't…

In a bit of a funk

Fri March 11, 2016

Emotional Journey

I find myself wondering if it is the weather. It has been raining most afternoons for the last week and a half or so. I'm finally able to walk…

I now see awe

Wed March 2, 2016

Emotional Journey

For the last several months I've hated it when Facebook sent me reminders of my bald days. I couldn't look at bald pictures of myself without feeling a sense…

I forgive my body

Sun February 28, 2016

Emotional Journey

One of my struggles this last year has been dealing with loss. I've been sad about all the things that I felt that cancer had taken away from me.…

Poetry and life energy

Sat February 27, 2016

Emotional Journey

It has been many years since I last wrote a poem. This ons was inspired by a picture I drew. The task was to "draw your cancer". My picture…

Cancer as a gift

Thu February 25, 2016

Emotional Journey

I struggle with the idea of cancer as a gift. It is not something that I would wish on anyone. But it has changed me. It as also given…

Life doesn’t suck

Fri February 5, 2016

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There is no easy way to put this, January was a pretty sucky month in cancer land. It seems like from the moment I returned from Epic some celebrity…

Thank you everyone …

Sun January 31, 2016

Emotional Journey

Last night I had hosted a birthday party / gratitude party. When sending out the invites I was struck by out much of my California social circle are from the…

What Maslow & Bloom can teach us about cancer survivorship

Tue January 26, 2016

Emotional Journey

Although healing and curing are different, they are entwined. For any cure to work, the physical healing power of the individual must be sufficient to enable recovery to take…