While I was hiking yesterday I had a thought for a study I’d like to do – or at least research whether anyone else has [...]

Am I a bad person? I cannot help it. When I hear of someone famous dying of cancer and they are in their 70s, it just doesn't feel like…

Over the last few weeks I've had the privilege of deepening connections. I've been lucky enough to have been healthy enough and had funds enough to travel to the…

When doctors are taught to give bad news, they are told not to skirt around the issue. It is important to come right out and say it. The words…

Hi everyone, I'm conducting a study - I want to look at how breast cancer blogs are impacting people who read breast cancer blogs. I've put together a survey that…

A time lapse photo collage of pictures taken at my tree (mostly - I snuck in a couple from Big Basin and Yosemite) - here is the link for…

It was never more clear than when I was in the hospital, that I needed my husband, and I needed him to be just as engaged in my care…

At day 3 (Saturday), things started to look a little better. I was moved over to the window. The room I was in was the tiniest of hospital rooms.…

This morning began with a shower. Being efficiency minded as we are wont to be, we used this as an opportunity to strip and empty drains and change all…

My energy returns and I'm stuck with the daunting task of prioritizing all the things on my to do list - all those things that I've been avoiding or…