Are you wearing the face of fine?

Are you wearing the face of fine?

We all know what FINE means – fucked up, insecure, neurotic and emotional. This was me for so many years. There are many variations of this – I wasn’t emotional – I stayed busy, so it never surfaced yet that didn’t mean I wasn’t FINE. My legacy –...
Moving forward yet looking back

Moving forward yet looking back

I am happy to say that I am on the other side of breast cancer. Cancer free, reconstruction is mostly done and I am back to actually participating in life. Back to my businesses, being social (and this is still a challenge yet I am making sure I do it) and, in...
One Boob Down

One Boob Down

It took everything I had not to start screaming. I can’t believe that I am here again.   This was me last week. My emotions were running high, but that is no surprise, I keep it together – some days better than others. Now I can take a deep breath.  The crisis has...
I have a lover…

I have a lover…

After the landscape of my body changed, one of the biggest challenges for me was getting naked. For a year, I didn’t look very closely in the mirror, I hated what I saw, and the missing piece of me was too much most days. I know some think it’s just a...
My hiatus is over

My hiatus is over

It’s been two weeks since I’ve been back to work – this is after three weeks in Newfoundland and then three weeks recovering from my fifth surgery. Let me tell you, it feels so good to be back. Being in Newfoundland with my boys and family gave me a break I really...