SOMETHING TO CONSIDER

Part 2: In My Shoes…

Days leading up to my hysterectomy quickly approached. Blood work – check. Babysitting logistics – check. Hospital bag packed – check. Clean house (yes, I am one of those) – check, check. Several family and friends called to wish me well, but it was during my aunt and uncle’s visit that things went sideways. My […]

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Part 1: Like Mother, Like Daughter

When my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, I was eighteen and didn’t know the extent of her diagnosis.  I remember coming home one night and she was drinking her glass of wine, watching Nightline (this was her nightly ritual after my father and siblings went to bed). That evening, she invited me to sit […]

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