Dark nights and Haagen Daz
March 23, 2010 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
Last Thursday I had treatment and I was in a good place. I blogged about it. That lasted about 24 hours Only now can I write about last weekend. It was too murky and terrible and yucky to write or talk while I was in it. I just needed to “be” in it.
It [...]
What are you doing tomorrow?
February 22, 2010 by Patricia
Filed under Patricia's Journey
Tomorrow I have an unexpected appointment with my oncologist. What was expected was an appointment on March 23. After returning from my trip last week, I had some pain in my left hip. By this past weekend it had intensified and last night the pain was excruciating and barely manageable. This pain has been in [...]
Ego
“Remember, most of the things you think you need are ego trips designed to bolster your image and your perception of security…. You’ll waste a lot of energy satisfying your ego only to find that, as soon as it’s got what it wants, it ignores all your efforts and promptly nails another list of demands [...]

On June 25, 2008, my 13-year-old son and I boarded a plane for Honolulu, Hawaii. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on an island. There is something in my life that I did NOT wish for. I am experiencing cancer for the third time.