Month: February 2019

October 3rd 2017. This date rattles me to the core. As much as I’d like to forget it or have it brainwashed from existence, it is etched into my mind forever. I hate the thought of this day, as it is a constant reminder of a pain and sorrow like I’ve never felt before. “You have cancer. It has spread to multiple locations.” After those words were spoken by our primary care doctor, everything said thereafter, in those moments, was …

The grim and humbling realities of the past 15 months have significantly changed my life forever. It has taken me this long after my initial cancer diagnosis to even begin to fully reflect on what has transpired. Putting into words the often jolting feelings of sadness, anxiety, and expectations of my daily life, as I knew it, has been difficult till now. My life has been twisted and ultimately veered of course forever. It has been quite the humbling experience. …