I thought I was doing ok. I thought I’d processed my BC well enough so that I wouldn’t find myself in total PTSD Land here in late December 2021. Nope. Instead, I’ve been spending the last part of 2021 remembering. Surgery postponed to tomorrow CaringBridge Post Dec 27, 2011 7:53am I was going to send […]
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Susan Silk and Barry Goldwater’s 2013 Op Ed sums up the idea of comfort going into your world while heart ache, drama and pain are heading out, in this great piece. I wrote a blog post about it in 2013 and also again 2 years ago when my sister was dealing with pneumonia. 5 years […]
A couple of years ago, I shared an Op Ed from the LA Times by Susan Silk and Barry Goldwater about Caregiving and this idea of the Ring Theory. Basically, when there is a crisis, the person who is experiencing the trauma is at the center, while everyone else is in rings around the person. Comfort […]
The past couple of months have been a whirlwind on so many levels. The Move to Chicago, our dog Zoey’s illness, and my sister Barb’s diagnosis of breast cancer have left me wanting to run away to Mongolia. Seriously, one of my Peace Corps applicants went to Mongolia last month on a photo shoot and […]
My only sib is my younger sister Barb. We were both born in Detroit and raised in one of its suburbs by elementary school teachers who embraced Dr. Spock, made a point to keep things as equal as possible and taught us to share. We were the only grandchildren of both sets of grandparents and […]
I remember having so much to say about my Peace Corps experience 20 years ago. Two years living in another country and everything seemed so different: a new culture, new people to meet, new food to try, new challenges to overcome. I journaled, wrote home weekly, and documented my experience as if I was going […]
The ultrasound technician at the diagnostic imaging center was cold, as was the ultrasound room. I’m not saying the technician was physically cold, her personality was cold, almost to the point of rudeness when I walked into her domain. No small talk from her, only a very brief explanation of what was happening and what […]
In the last decade, my husband broke his clavicle and had 2 different surgeries while his mother suffered and died from congestive heart failure. In the past five years, I tore my left ACL and was diagnosed with breast cancer, both requiring surgery. You can definitely say that we have a little experience with […]
Day 7 of the WEGO Health Activist Writers Month Challenge asks writers to… Sensationalize! Say WHAT!? What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve heard about health or your condition? Where did you hear it and what did you think? Share a ludicrous headline or cure. Do a news search and choose a ridiculous headline or proposed […]
This month I am participating in WEGO’s 30 Day Health Activist Writer’s Month Challenge. Day 4’s challenge was to create a resource ‘care post.’ JoAnn’s Top 10 Resources for the Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer 1. Seek your BC care at a hospital that is either highly respected or is affiliated with one that is […]
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