In the Hands of Women will be released May, 2023 Flattered, humbled, flabbergasted, grateful, energized – I’m bubbling with emotion. I never expected to see the day I received a formal book offer – no less for a two-book deal. It’s always easiest for me to explain things in a story. This one began with Mathilda, my great-grandmother, […]
I have a love/hate relationship with September…
August 30, 2022 As a summer soul, September comes with mixed feelings; letting go of the warmth, fresh tomatoes and corn, and the rigor that creeps back as school begins for my grandkids, I face my unfinished projects and of course my fund raising month. Although always excited to see the generosity of others and their support for […]
What Gratitude Looks Like to Me
This morning I repeatedly checked the patient portal at my oncologist’s office for my ovarian cancer lab work. It has been eight weeks since my previous lab test and twelve years since my diagnosis. Although I’ve been able to keep a cool head living with cancer, I’m still really nervous when it’s time for lab work. My husband David, […]
‘Livin in a Fantasy World – My Annual Appeal
So far, I’ve been lucky – no Covid-19 in my family or in me. We’ve been careful, not psycho, although I fully understand psycho. I’ve had that luxury, because I live in a fantasy land, both literally and figuratively. I live with a constant threat of my primary peritoneal cancer, otherwise known as ovarian cancer, starting another forest […]