I have not written in a while. I'm finding myself struggling to write, in part because my struggle isn't really my struggle, so much as it is the struggle…
I have said before that with all the talk about surgery in the breast cancer community, the idea gets normalized. That is, if you are part of support groups,…
With John McCain's diagnosis with brain cancer, we are seeing discussion about cancer and the war metaphor in the media. My social media streams are full of articles like…
One of the "themes" that has emerged in my dissertation study is that of "learning about the disease". When I look at the types of information I shared on…
Yesterday marked three years since the radiologist said the words "I'm sorry, you have breast cancer". It is hard to believe that was three years ago. I had a…
This afternoon, after travels (hers then mine), progression (hers), stupid chemo side effects (hers), and colds (mine), Lori and I finally managed to get our schedules lined up for a…
Recently, I read a book chapter by Arthur Frank (2009) titled “The necessity and dangers of illness narratives, especially at the end of life”. It got me thinking. One…
Wednesday night I did not sleep well. I had a hard time getting to sleep and a hard time staying asleep. I woke up early Thursday morning exhausted. To…
I apologies to those who read all my blogs, as I am cross posting this. I'd love to hear answers from the various readers of my different blogs. I want…
