*I post this essay in Pinktober. It serves as my once a year breast cancer rant. It is also my offering of gratitude to the people behind the scenes researching for the cure and caring for the women and families who live with breast cancer. Surrendering Pink Ok, I'll say it. "I hate pink!" This… Continue reading Surrender Pink 2025
Tag: Metastatic breast cancer
Birthdays: More than Just a Number
October is a busy month for me. The calendar reminds me of my nephew’s wedding, my daughters and grandkids visit itineraries, harvest events, Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day, Halloween and a half dozen birthdays, including mine. Although I am taken aback by how much my hands look like my grandmother’s and that the gray, bi-speckled woman… Continue reading Birthdays: More than Just a Number
Celebrating TEN Years
Surrendering Pink-an annual musing
Pink-tober has bloomed in rosey reminders for women to be aware and take care. Walks, T-shirts, pretzels, and football fields parade the pink advertising the call to donate to awareness and support campaigns. Oddly enough, the breast cancer that robs us of our mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends is not given the attention or… Continue reading Surrendering Pink-an annual musing
Beach Two Weeks Coffee Share Recap
I had planned to get this posted last night (Friday, August 9th), but plans are easily thwarted. Please excuse the tardy time references. Good morning, Everyone. I’ve got an early cup of coffee, and a sand chair dug into the edge of the shore. The ocean crashes-a constant roar of power and beauty. Little sandpipers… Continue reading Beach Two Weeks Coffee Share Recap







