Grief and Love
CherylRostekBlog2020-11-20T10:17:13-08:00This image is loaded with grief and love; it was taken mere days after my glioblastoma diagnosis when I was in the thick of grieving my prognosis and grasping to hold on to this man,
Memoir Sneak Peek! Brain Surgery Day- October 19, 2016
CherylRostekBlog2020-10-19T12:36:47-07:00Today I am working on writing my cancer journey memoir. Since 4 years ago today my neurosurgeon removed the tumor from my brain that would later be diagnosed as glioblastoma, I decided to edit this
This is my beach
CherylRostekBlog2020-07-21T16:49:14-07:00Here we are in this beautiful front porch portrait, it is not a lake house, it’s our house in the city; but let me tell you why this is my beach. This is my
MRI Results and Motherhood Musings: Living Satisfied
CherylRostekBlog2020-02-22T22:38:45-08:00The seasonal depictions in the attached image (created by my 7 year old) are an apt description of how I've felt waiting for my brain MRI results and in the aftermath: a bit of each
“hi, anxiety”
CherylRostekBlog2020-02-06T12:05:47-08:00I went to get a picture of my brain yesterday (how I describe it to my young kids): my MRI to see if the glioblastoma brain cancer tumor in my head is growing. Today anxiety
A New Year: Welcome to a Daunting New Decade!
CherylRostekBlog2020-02-04T12:33:02-08:00Anticipating New Year's I've been excited to bravely step into what 2020 has in store. I'm focusing on letting go of "what was" in order to fully embrace "what is". And I'm looking forward to
Christmas Letter 2019
CherylRostekBlog2019-12-24T23:04:18-08:00Merry Christmas 2019 from the Rostek Family! Writing our Christmas letter is always an exercise in gratitude; 2019 was no different, there is so much to be grateful for this year! This year felt
Advent Letter 2019
CherylRostekBlog2019-12-03T14:50:38-08:00This post is dedicated to the loving memory of my friend, Charlene Krause. I tried to start writing this letter explaining it’s purpose, explaining my history of writing Advent letters, and the purpose of