Almost everyone has expectations of how their life is going to turn out and what they’re going to do. When I was a little girl, it was easy to imagine all the wonderful things I could do with my life, and how exciting it was all going to be. I planned to fall in love with an amazing man [...]
It was a summer of firsts. First real job, first time living away from home, first time buying my own laundry detergent, and first time telling a guy I loved him. It was the summer of 2004 and I was 22 years old. My first taste of real independence. I lived with my sister and her husband [...]
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that illness is isolating. My family and I are very close, but being the one who is actually sick puts me in the unique position of having to be there for every doctor appointment, every hospital stay and every medical test. I’ve heard having a [...]
Touch. It sounds like an innocuous word, but it scares the crap out of me. The other day a friend of mine commented that in all the time we’ve known each other, we’ve never touched. He’s right. Physically, I keep to myself. I rarely initiate physical contact with anyone, and if I do, I am [...]
The Toronto Star featured an article today entitled “Survival rate for childhood cancers at an all-time high, but can come at a price”. Click to read the article here.
