Gilda and ovarian cancer The only experience I’ve had with ovarian cancer was thirty years ago when I read Gilda Radnor’s book It’s Always Something. Gilda, one of Saturday Night Lives founding funny ladies was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and wrote about her journey. Not a lot was known about the disease in 1989, and, ... Read More about It’s Always Something

What Holds You Hostage? Does Cancer hold you hostage? As I was out walking one beautiful morning this week, I listened to a podcast. I don’t leave home without my airpods! The very best gift I ever bought myself! Sometimes I play music, and walk to the beat, sometimes I listen to a non-fiction book ... Read More about Does Cancer Hold You Hostage?

 “I’m lying in bed. I feel the gentle touch of the soft breeze coming through the open windows of the bedroom. As I lie there, quietly assessing the day ahead, I become aware of the birds chirping in the trees, the murmur of voices and a dog barking twice, probably at another dog as the ... Read More about Be Careful Who You Listen To

Hey, as a cancer survivor, I’ve been there. We’ve ALL been there. Fighting cancer is a full-time job Sometimes it’s difficult to maintain a positive attitude. Add the stress of Covid, the ongoing mask controversy, an upcoming Presidential election, partisan fury, riots, looting and protests across the country… sigh. Is it any wonder we can’t ... Read More about 5 Sure Ways to Boost Your Attitude

Turns out, it is. Survivor’s guilt is really a thing. When I was first diagnosed, my aversion to reading anything regarding ovarian cancer was out of self-preservation. I couldn’t yoke myself to anyone else’s story in the irrational belief that their fate would be my fate.  It was like hanging with the wrong crowd and ... Read More about Is Survivor’s Guilt Really a Thing?

I realize that rocking the bald head is an overstatement. No woman wants to have to rock a bald head. But some things are beyond our control, so I say, lets at least go with that mindset. I’ve been blonde all my life. My mom, in her eighties, was still a blonde, and her mom, ... Read More about Rocking the Bald Head