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Quality of life #patientchat

Sat August 6, 2016

I stumbled onto #patientchat on twitter yesterday where the conversation was around quality of life. My first reflection was that it was something I didn't really think about -…

My weekly tri

Fri May 27, 2016

recovery

Now that I'm coming back from a slew of injuries, I'm trying to get my self back into shape. After my swim yesterday, I was also reminded by how…

Finding a parking space

Mon May 2, 2016

Navigating the new me

As I pulled into Costco today, it occurred to me that I didn't know where to park. This repeated itself for each errand I had to run today -…

Imbalanced …

Mon April 18, 2016

Emotional Journey

I wonder, if balance is a verb, is imbalance the opposite? Or just unbalanced? One of the things that I am realizing (or re-realizing as I seem to make…

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 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.…

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…

Flashbacks

Sat February 13, 2016

Navigating the new me

Toward the end of our Going East bike trip, I began to get these flashbacks. They would be full colour images (imaginations) in my brain of places we had…

Putting one foot in front of the other

Thu February 11, 2016

recovery

These last few days I've had lots of flashbacks and reflections as to where I was at this time last year. On the weekend I started walking a little…

A new perspective on sleep

Sat February 6, 2016

Navigating the new me

One of the side effects of various hormone therapies is disruption of sleep. I also have sleep apnea (thank-you surgery and hormone therapy!), so I see a sleep doctor.…