Wow, a lot has happened since my last post in May, 2011. Before September 2011, I had only    the regular kinds of excuses not to write. However, 15 months ago I was diagnosed with Stage Three Breast Cancer. I am not ashamed to use the “cancer card” as an excuse as to why I have been absent from my blog. I have had 8 chemotherapy treatments, 2  surgeries, and a couple of hospital stays that kept me occupied, exhausted, irritable, amazed, and grateful –to name a only a few of the multitude of emotions and experiences.

I’m happy to say that after all the treatments and kind caring family, friends, oncologists, nurses, surgeons, and so many others, there is “no evidence of disease” (NED). Even my head has hair on it.

I will be back soon with more blog posts; but I am very happy to report that I will be teaching a FREE writing class through the St. Peter’s Hospital cancer care program for cancer patients and survivors/thrivers. To register, please call Kari Palmer, Breast Program Nurse Navigator, at 495-6780.