One of the habits I’ve cultivated since my diagnosis is maintaining a daily gratitude diary wherein at the end of the day, I note down the things, people or situation that I’m thankful for, no matter how big or small. This practice trains my mind to see...
ON HORMONE THERAPY… It’s been exactly a week since I got off the Arimidex pills. The Zoladex injection is still probably in my system. Both these meds forced my body to go on clinical menopause by suppressing estrogen and it’s been a helluva’...
“Should I post this photo in public? Whatcha’ think?” I remember asking this question so seriously to my artist manager in Manila as if it was a matter of life or death. I looked at the photo one more time on my phone screen and asked again,...
Is it jet lag? The hormone therapy? Adjusting back in the American lifestyle? Missing Manila? Mid-life crisis? Or just the whole uncertainty in everything? I can’t exactly pinpoint what it is but the past few days have been tough for me. Up to the point where...
I’ve been trying to bring myself to continue writing about my breast cancer journey lately, but for some reason, my thoughts just keep getting swayed. I’ve attempted so many times. During radiation period, in the airport as I wait for my flight to Manila,...
