Navigating the new me ∼ Page 2 ∼ BC Becky

The complexities / interplays of trust

Tue July 11, 2017

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…

The freezing surf

Wed May 17, 2017

Navigating the new me

This weekend I had the opportunity to learn a little about surfing. I first learned about the Send It Foundation from the Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) resource website.…

Remission society and mourning my fantasy future

Tue April 25, 2017

Emotional Journey

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…

Back pain (not cancer) and the need to self-advocate

Fri March 31, 2017

Navigating the new me

I thought I'd start by saying that this post doesn't talk directly about cancer - in that my back pain isn't caused by cancer as far as I know…

Making valuable choices

Sun March 26, 2017

Navigating the new me

"I often think I have not yet been ill enough to know how to live. I still evaluate choices in terms of what counts on my resume, instead of…

Selfishness to reduce stress

Wed March 1, 2017

Emotional Journey

I took advantage of some spare time between appointments today to go for a walking along a lovely creek trail. I was struck by the beauty but also the…

Yosemite and snarky comments on Facebook

Thu February 9, 2017

Navigating the new me

As I write this, I'm thinking about our last vacation. I really noticed over Christmas that my posts were missing something. I kept thinking about the snarky comments my…

Lupron woes

Wed February 8, 2017

Emotional Journey

I'm coming to the end of my three month cycle with lupron. That is, every three months I get an injection of lupron to suppress my ovaries. This is…

Identity

Thu February 2, 2017

Emotional Journey

As part of the PhD process, I've been reading through my blog from the beginning. I wrote it, but I have never actually read it - at least not…

More time together

Tue January 24, 2017

Emotional Journey

I recall someone mentioning that one of the things they enjoyed during treatment was all the extra time they spent with their spouse. This is something that had not…