Author Archives: Jodi

This is a significant milestone in my journey of healing and cure and I thought this was a good time to talk some about YOU and ME. As for ME, I have heard so many people say, “cancer was the … Continue reading →

Cancer TAKES so much.  Like the feeling in your fingers and toes.   OH right, that is what chemotherapy TAKES while it GIVES you life.  That and your hair, sense of humor, emotional stability, short term memory (ie, knowing the pin … Continue reading →

I can not tell a lie, if I never see another thing in the puk’tasish color of pink it will be too soon.  Mercifully, October is coming to an end and with it Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  I mean, even … Continue reading →

It is day 5…of cycle 4.  I’ve surprised myself with this one and done pretty well, well all things considered… That is until the wheels in my amazing Robbie’s head seem to spin faster than I could keep up with.  … Continue reading →

L’shana Tova friends!  On Rosh Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed… In a previous entry, I promised to come back and explain my “Faith and Fight Without Flight” stage of “kicking Cancer’s ass.”  I have not … Continue reading →

The Muppets released a new album with many of my all-time favorite songs so it goes without saying that our car plays a continuous loop of said songs…for my kids enjoyment, of course. For example, “Movin’ right along in search … Continue reading →

The fog is lifting.  In an eternity I could never accurately describe the thick, soupy, disgusting horror show that is the chemo coma.  But I will tell you that at the first sign of its lifting, as the normal’ish (and … Continue reading →

Dear Cancer – Since I learned three months ago that you had invaded my life, my body, I have mourned, cried, fought anger, been physically tortured, lost my dignity, confidence, questioned my faith..in G-d, humanity, and medicine.  I have felt … Continue reading →

Thanks Enzo for the reminder, and you are right, beware the whimsy of fate, she (and cancer) are a bitch of a lab… but still, I’m a great driver, torrential rains and all.  The car goes where the eyes go, … Continue reading →

Greetings from the incredible Blue Ridge Mountains where we are enjoying every precious minute of being together, smiling, laughing, and playing in the woods and rivers! Ignorance may be bliss, but information is power and we happily report that the … Continue reading →