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 later be diagnosed as glioblastoma, I decided to edit this
Here 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
The 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
I 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
Anticipating 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
Merry 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
This 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
