Living With Glioblastoma: An Advent Letter on Hope
December 10, 2025 Journal entry (aka personal essay on long term brain cancer survivorship) Oh dear God, living with glioblastoma means bullets are ricocheting my
River Prayer Week Two
River Wisdom On scan day morning, a Sunday, I sit by the river wondering how I feel. I notice that tears are close to the
River Prayer Practice
It’s Fall. Since my glioblastoma brain cancer diagnosis in October 9 years ago, I have had a mixed relationship with fall. Initially I celebrated my
River Prayer
Find me by the River By Cheryl Rostek Dec 2023 Find me by the river With my heart laid bare Find me by the river
Unmanageable
How to live an unmanageable life “Maybe life isn’t meant to be manageable.” I scrawl the thought on my journal page. My husband is out
Why everyone should embrace classic literature: from Jane Eyre to overcoming Glioblastoma
Everyone should read classics was the thought running amuck in my mind as Charlotte Brontë captivated me with Jane Eyre’s simple, yet substantial character.
Thin Places
Introduction When glioblastoma thrust me close to death I was intimately aware of the Divine. She was readily within reach; I touched the corner of
The Dark Night of the Soul
Meeting with God “Where do you meet with God?” The leader of the meditation/spiritual circle I attend on Friday mornings asked. “Close your eyes and
Advent Letter 2023
“I’m very delighted to be with you in Advent. I look forward to hearing why it is ‘just the best ' for you :)” Lorie,
We Must Get Home
Anxiety Anxiety found me yesterday, making it difficult to cook dinner, squeezing my chest and this time churning in my gut. How odd my jaw
“This Heart that Broke So Long”
Hello community, I'm Okay! It's been a long time. I've had people reach out since it's been so long since I've posted anything, and ask