Waiting

07/04/2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’m waiting. I wait in traffic to and from the hospital I wait in waiting rooms with uncomfortable chairs. I wait with him for to have blood taken I wait with him for clinic, to see a doctor, or the nurse. I wait for news I wait with him for a bed We wait for […]

There’s no such thing as karma

17/03/2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

I no longer believe there’s any such thing as karma. It simply doesn’t exist. I also no longer believe that good things happen to good people. There I’ve said it. They don’t. Bad shit happens to good people, the best people all of the time. It’s always the good that leave this world to soon. […]

Silver

04/03/2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I wait, I search, I pray For silver linings. A lone figure I stand In the eye of the storm As grey clouds and Darkness swirls Trying to suck me in I wait, I sense, I hope I feel the warmth Of silver linings Flashes of welcome light To guide me through Unwanted elements I […]

It’s Not Just Hair

10/02/2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

Everyday on this journey, since cancer has entered our lives, I’m learning. Learning how to cope, how to juggle, how to adapt. Learning about the side affects of the drug that is trying to save the person I love. Learning that I’ve been wrong. I always felt empathy with cancer patients whose hair fell out. That is […]

When Facts are Easier than Feelings

05/01/2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

I now know what socks feel like in the washing machine. I am stuck on a fast spin cycle that’s no close to ending any time soon. When you picture your life and the ups and downs you might face, never in a million years do you ever envisage yourself going through and coping with […]