My cancer story

I have always wanted to write, but this is not the story I expected to tell.  I wanted to share stories about my work as an HR Director, the challenges of leadership, what I have experienced as a woman in the world of business.  Or maybe I would share stories about my family and the challenges of raising three children, funny things, slices of life.  Never in my all my thoughts about writing did I expect to be sharing my journey through cancer.  That was not ever part of my plan.

But, here I am and so here we go.  My intention is to have a place to share what is going on with me through this process with family and friends . I need to have a way to express myself and tell the story of what is happening to me.  My hope is that writing helps both my supporters and me, to understand this all better.  Not to make sense of cancer - because it does not make sense - but to make sense of the feelings and steps along the way. 

This is a journey I did not want, one I did not choose.  I know it will be hard, brutal, and take all the strength I have, but I intend to persevere and come through it all successfully.  I can't afford to imagine other outcomes, I need to believe that I can do this.  I will need the support, love, prayers and  positive thoughts and energy of everyone I can get.  Family, friends, colleagues, even strangers who happen onto this page.  You are all invited along with me, as long as you are here with a positive spirit and hope.