I’ve been struggling to put words to what it was like the days after my surgery. I find that I’m struggling to put all of this to words because I have to look some trauma in the eye. I’ve been giving myself grace and writing about this experience, telling this story, when my body has […]
How It Felt In My Body – Post Surgery Recovery Read More »
I met Rebecca when I was an awkward, insecure, 22 year old newly wed working at a day spa. Rebecca was a patron of the day spa and scheduled a 1 hour massage once a week. I remember the first time I saw her, she was exiting the spa area where she received her massage
I never really thought about how much needs to be done prior to things like surgery, especially surgeries that require a lot of recovery time. The surgery was just the beginning of the whole terrible process. So I focused on doing things that were in my control. One of my most time consuming responsibilities is
The Week of Surgery Read More »
I had to get ready. The 4 weeks leading up to my surgery were a blur of deep deep sadness and a rigid need to prepare. There were things I really wanted to get done before I started the whole cancer treatment process. This is pretty self explanatory but my house needed one of those
