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September 18, 2015
The Lost and found box
The first time I realized I couldn’t see past six months at a time was when Dave asked me to marry him. At first, I was excited! But then I felt incredibly sad for him, guilty even, for letting him marry me. Marriage is supposed to last a long time, not just six months.
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July 22, 2015
Finding beauty in my scars
“At first I was embarrassed of my scars. I thought they were ugly. It also didn’t help that people wanted to see them. Their reactions were always similar: “Ouch! That must of hurt!” Yep, it sure did. I felt like a freak.”
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July 08, 2015
I am not who I once was, and that’s ok
When I was finished having a good cry over the loss of my athletic days, I realized that I had much more to offer the world than my ability to triple jump or play defense. Sure, I used to be sporty, but that was only a small part of my identity.
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February 04, 2015
Time to hang up the cape
Corrina put on a brave face for her friends and family and did her best to make them comfortable with her diagnosis. Really, she was feeling pressure and anxiety.
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“Since everyone had interpreted this guise as true, they assumed I was fine and never asked how things really were. And so the loneliness cycle had begun. They did not know, and I did not tell them.” -
January 14, 2015
Self-advocate, anyway
The bits and pieces of fragmented knowledge that I had gained over the years started to come together. My symptoms and conditions all started to make sense. I started seeking out the help I needed and asking more intelligent questions of medical professionals.
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January 07, 2015
Swinging your sword at the air
People would say things like “keep up the good fight” or “keep fighting” to motivate me to do — what? I’m not a doctor, surgeon, or oncologist. I do not have the tools, training, or knowledge to remove or kill the cancers cells in my body.
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October 15, 2014
I am grateful for courage
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” -C.S. Lewis
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August 14, 2014
Dating after cancer
I was scared to date Dave. Not because Dave was a bad person, but because Dave was wonderful.
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