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I’m an open book. I hope you can connect with even just one of the many pages.
Lend a helping hand…or leg.
When I think about the word help, I remember the times I've fallen and yelled for my husband to peel me up off of the floor. Help has become something I need often, no matter how stubborn I can be at times.
The juggling act
As I sit here writing this, I have spreadsheets, contracts, and numbers floating in my head like alphabet soup. This is precisely what I once worried about. Spending my weekends stressed about pending work tasks, while I tried unsuccessfully to rest my healing mind and body in preparation for the busy week ahead…
What kind of growth?
To a kid, growth means getting bigger, stronger and finally being allowed to stay up late. As of late, the word brings up mixed emotions..
6 Months as the new me
Life has been moving at such a rapid pace lately that I missed my 6-month ampuversary. Yes, you read that right, ampuversary…
4 Things cancer survivors want you to know
In honor of Sarcoma Awareness Month, I want to share some common threads found amongst those whose lives have been affected by cancer. If you know and love someone who has dealt with or is dealing with cancer, you may be surprised to learn that it’s the simple things that give us the support we need…
Healing is not linear
There was a time when I thought that my pain, both physical and spiritual would be it's worst during those first few weeks after surgery…
Figuring Out Fitness
At 6 months post-op, I felt ready to start some sort of work out routine but just couldn't figure out where to begin. The truth is I've been scared…
I have nothing to wear… no seriously.
I remember how I would always say " I have nothing to wear!" and insist on shopping for basically every event, big or small. If I only knew then how much more complicated my relationship with clothing would become…
House Hunters: Amputee Edition
When our landlord informed me that he planned to put the house we are renting up for sale, I immediately panicked. "I am only a few months post-op! I am not ready for all that moving entails…