I've always loved September. And not just because it's my birthday month. I love the cooler temperatures, the softer light, the purple...

Saturday, 2 November, was the third anniversary of my first chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer. I'm happy to say that day feels...

I planted garlic on Thanksgiving Saturday, in the back yard garden bed, as I've done for the past 15 years. Last year, I started a new...

Last week, I had the immense privilege of attending my friend Allan's medically assisted death. It was a peaceful, dignifed death,...

Hello dear readers. Apologies for my long silence. Many of you have quietly asked about my health (thank you!), and I am happy to say...

The Haudenosaune People, on whose traditional territory I live, have a beautiful practice of beginning each day, meetings, and events...

Summer is fading into autumn now, but the zinnias and cosmos are in full bloom, frequented by bees and butterflies. Monarch butterflies...

It is hard to describe how tiring radiation was. I couldn't have imagined it myself, even though the radiation oncologist and others had...

There was no wind when I started out on my bicycle at 8 AM this morning, and the traffic lights were favourable, so I cut my commute to...

Hello Dear Readers, My apologies for the long silence. There is a lot of "just-in-time" delivery in cancer care, at least in Kingston at...

(Pear tree blossoms in the backyard) Hello Everyone and thank you to all those who have reached out. I'm sorry I haven't yet responded to...

Spring in Kingston is cool this year, so the flowers and trees are late blooming, and the blooms are lasting longer than usual. The...

Hello Dear Readers, Thank you for your warm wishes, kind thoughts, and many messages. I'm happy to report that my healing is going very...

Just like Dr. Walker's secretary promised, I was home for lunch after surgery today! In fact, I was home in time for coffee before...

(Sunrise at Lake Ontario Park, March 10, 2022) These Lengthening Days As children shelter in subway stations, others flee across...

I met with the surgeon, Dr. Ross Walker, this morning; he set my surgery date for Thursday April 7th. This is one day past the 6-week...

On Thursday morning, the KGH Imaging Department phoned to book a breast MRI, which gives the most detailed assessment of what it going on...

It seemed like a good sign that I heard the first robin singing before dawn on my last day of chemotherapy. Spring seems like a good time...

My beloved friend Liz died this morning, at Surrey Memorial Hospital, after living 2+ years with metastatic breast cancer. I dropped...

(photo of the sunrise on frozen Lake Ontario on 5 Feb 2022) There is light at the end of the chemo tunnel! Today's treatment was "easy...