Category Archives: Living in Remission

When one is ill, confined to a small space or set landscape- i.e. a bedroom, a kitchen and living room, specific views from specific windows, the world gets small, and within its smallness, it grows big enough to encompass the … Continue reading →

June 21…first day of summer…the lover’s solstice We have returned home from seeing my regular oncologist in Scarborough.  Dr. Weisberg agrees with the doctor who examined me last month at the hospital in Belfast: the breast tumor is gone. But, … Continue reading →

June 7 This past Saturday I was the guest speaker at a Cancer Survivors Celebration sponsored by our local hospital.  It was held in the lobby of the hospital, about 35 people attended, maybe more.  I was first on the … Continue reading →

May 27 Dr. Marina Angeli’s words to me, to do the things that bring deep happiness, serve to point out a problem of mine.  Having not cultivated a pool of interests that bring joy, I am struck by my lack … Continue reading →

May 20 I lost my Turkish penpal today.  She has gone so far as to block my emails…  This happened because I invited her to share more about her life, in the hopes it might unburden her spirit and allow … Continue reading →

In the pale light of this rainy morning I woke with pain in my legs and back.  My knees were drawn up as usual, my voice froggy with tinges of a night irritation.  I had dreamed again of being bound, … Continue reading →