MRI Results: Appointment Day
I'm unsettled this morning, waiting for my afternoon oncologist appointment. Don't tell me I shouldn't be terrified of hearing my MRI results today. I am
MRI Day Musings
Some random thoughts from today Before MRI I’ve been on a spiritual journey lately (well, okay, always, but it’s more fruitful and pointed lately) and
Living Unstuck
19 years with this man. incredible! Believing for another 19 years of adventure. One of the things I love about my husband is that he
When the Forest Speaks, Listen
Forest Bathing Curiosity Ever heard of forest bathing, but you weren’t quite sure what it's actually all about? That was me until a couple of
Spring Cleaning Part 2: Cleaning house and Imagination
Cleaning House It was good to “Spring Clean” my soul with you last week and sit in the darkness of lent. Today I’m equally excited
Spring Cleaning Part 1: My Soul
Announcements of the imminent arrival of SPRING surround me. Songbirds sing in the trees, pastel Easter wreaths decorate neighborhood doors and I insist that, yes
MRI Results and Memoir Sneak Peek #2
This excerpt from my memoir discusses the difficulties of “the wilderness”- the post-treatment zone of incurable cancer- with a glimpse of events from just last
Christmas Letter 2020
Rostek Christmas Letter 2020 On the doorstep of Christmas I almost forgot to write our annual Christmas Letter. That’s what kind of year it's been.
Advent Letter 2020
I sat down a couple days ago to write my annual Advent letter, I had all these ideas of what I wanted to say on
Grief and Love
This image is loaded with grief and love; it was taken mere days after my glioblastoma diagnosis when I was in the thick of grieving
Memoir Sneak Peek! Brain Surgery Day- October 19, 2016
Today I am working on writing my cancer journey memoir. Since 4 years ago today my neurosurgeon removed the tumor from my brain that would
4 Year Glioblastoma Survivor!!!
Today I am a 4 year Glioblastoma survivor! This IS worth celebrating! (So I did, last night with some great lighthearted fun and I laughed