And so it goes.....
expressyourself
- Location
- Amsterdam/Toronto, Netherlands/Canada
- Birthday
- July 04
- Bio
- I started this blog as a reaction to my mother's getting ill. It was so fast and immediate, that I had to react somehow, and for whatever reasons, this seemed like a good place to do it. I thought that I would lose her almost immediately, or within a month or two, and I was freaking out.
Fortunately, her doctors prescribed a course of chemotherapy treatment that has extended her life, and although I am painfully aware that her life is precious and may be cut short at any minute, things have relaxed into the grind of chemo treatments, and the cycle of low energy, to feeling weak, but somewhat better. So now I find myself interested in writing about other things.
I think about writing a lot, but I don't seem to write that much. I'm hoping to change the balance of that equation.
MY RECENT POSTS
- It's that time.
June 12, 2009 07:10PM - It's done
May 09, 2009 11:17AM - Distance
May 06, 2009 06:33AM - Letter to my mother
May 05, 2009 10:16AM - My Mother is Terminally Ill,
and I am a Selfish Ass
March 03, 2009 11:00PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I am always amazed at
the pressure women get to
breastfeed,
but then I read
about…”
April 05, 2010 10:50AM - “My brother and sister in
law just flew to Toronto
from
Chicago on Porter Air,
and…”
August 16, 2009 09:58AM - “I want, I
want.
I thought that
Jeff Bridges looked old, then
I realized..
he
is,…”
July 27, 2009 06:07PM - “I was laid up all
weekend on painkillers for a
severe back
spasm, and project
run…”
July 19, 2009 05:02AM - “YAY Canada!!! Toronto
Rocks! Toronto
Rocks!!
Wish I could
visit Queen's Park
and…”
June 30, 2009 06:09PM
Expressyourself's Links
It's that time.
Dear mom,
I just got home today and I can barely keep my eyes open. I should
go to bed before I fall asleep here and my laptop crashes to the
floor. But I wanted to write a note to you. I know that my notes
may seem cliché, or maudlin,… Read full post »
It's done
It's done and you're out. I waited all day with baited breath to hear how you were doing, and nothing. Maybe they're not done with you yet, I had to wait a while longer and let someone call me. Not yet, but soon. I haven't gotten word yet, but I'll get… Read full post »
Distance
Some people think that the most difficult thing is being far away. It is and it isn't. Being there, being close, means one thing: that I am present and there is no excuse to be anywhere else. When I'm away, it means I have to do what I have to do.… Read full post »
Letter to my mother
Dear Mum,
As we come closer to Mother's Day, I write a letter to you, even as you are not well and I am far away.
I am writing to say I love you, and to thank you. You have worked hard your whole life to excel at… Read full post »
My Mother is Terminally Ill, and I am a Selfish Ass
My mother is sick,
And I want to go shopping and buy lots of stuff.
My mother is sick,
and all I can think about is what I will eat next.
My mother is sick,
And all I can do is watch her sleep.
My mother is sick … Read full post »
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