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Dealing With A Cancer Recurrence
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Dealing With A Cancer Recurrence

I wasn’t going to write about this. I didn’t want this latest development to define me. I didn’t want this blog, my sanctuary, to be all things cancer again. I was also worried about boring all of you. Saying all of this, I’ve received a flurry of messages from people and that has changed my mind. Plus, I have to admit that as little as I may want this cancer to be part of my life, it is.

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Lucky
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Lucky

What should be a simple 7 minute journey in the car is much longer today. Thick fog has rolled in covering the island in a heavy blanket that obliterates my view. I drive to school slowly, hunched over my steering wheel as drizzle splatters the windscreen. Every turning or junction filling me with trepidation as I half expect to see a juggernaut suddenly looming out of the fog. As I drive back (Youngest safely deposited at school), the silence sits with me, swaddling my chest tightly.

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Sorry
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Sorry

I’m sorry for being absent and being such a tardy blogger. Life’s strange. We are still in a pandemic and I find myself unwilling to add to the conversation. What can I possibly say that is meaningful or insightful or even vaguely reassuring?

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Walking Away From It All
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Walking Away From It All

I carefully place one foot in front of the other, my eyes not leaving the narrow path. Far beneath me I can hear the waves crashing against the cliff face. I daren’t look though. The drop to the swirling sea below is sheer and looking over the edge will just make my head feel dizzy and my stomach swim. Instead, I continue to focus on just moving slowly along the path.

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Am I Standing Still?
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Am I Standing Still?

I find myself at a bit of a crossroads. Every direction I look there is an unknown road spiralling away from me. It doesn’t scare me but I do feel overwhelmed. I’m feeling the pressure to make this year count. But how? What should I do?

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How are you?
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How are you?

“How are you?” The question came from a friend and for one breathless gulp I was tempted to let the mask slip. I thought about telling her how I really was, but I looked and saw that the “how are you?” didn’t require an honest answer.

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