Tag Archives: ovarian cancer

The Mental Game

Posted on April 6, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Cancer and chemotherapy are as much a mental game as a physical one. That might be stating the obvious. To me, though, it’s been endlessly revealing. There is the mental game of: “How did I get this? and Could we … Continue reading →

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Talismans

Posted on March 26, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It’s certainly human nature, when much is out of one’s control, to become superstitious. Facing cancer, I’m surprised and also not surprised by my level of superstition– or maybe closer to what Joan Didion calls “magical thinking.” For example, a … Continue reading →

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…and the Beautiful Cut Hair

Posted on March 23, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My mother sent me this photo and a packet of childhood photos. Wasn’t I a beautiful bald baby? I was bald for a long time. And now I will be bald again. I’m actually not that put out by it. … Continue reading →

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Acts of Mercy

Posted on March 19, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Some people who know me and the blog know that for about 2 1/2 years I’ve been writing to someone on death row in North Carolina. There is a Sister who is a Benedictine Oblate with Saint John’s Abbey, where … Continue reading →

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Crush

Posted on March 14, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I am one of the unfortunate masses who is addicted to a little game called Candy Crush Saga. I would like to describe this as just a harmless entertainment, but I fear it is a sign of a character flaw. … Continue reading →

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Chemo, day 1

Posted on March 1, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Here it is, March 1st. March is the month that gives us hope for spring up here, and in this El Nino year, might include a fair amount of spring weather. Today is the day I started chemotherapy. Day 1 … Continue reading →

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