by Susan | Nov 28, 2018 | EGC, Relationships
2018 has been a year of huge changes for me. I was diagnosed with breast cancer a little over a year ago. I did most of my treatment this year. After five-and-a-half years of traveling to doctors and hospitals, Mike succumbed to his illnesses in late June. I became a...
by Susan | Nov 21, 2018 | Caregiving, EGC, Relationships, Travel
This seems to be a buzz word lately. For the whole time of Mike’s illness, everybody told me to take care of myself. You can’t give from a cup that is not full. Then last year when I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I heard it even more. I always thought that Mike...
by Susan | Nov 14, 2018 | Caregiving, Medical, Relationships
I hate holidays! A friend posted this on FaceBook last week. I understand all the reasons that holidays can be stressful. We make them that way. There are tensions in families. We think everything must be perfect. And there is never enough time to get things done the...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2018 | Caregiving, EGC, Gestalt, Medical, Relationships
In January of 2013, I was dragged into a role that I never expected. Today I talked with a woman who was researching an article about how living with chronic pain affects a relationship. I had asked her if she was interested in someone who had lived with someone in...
by Susan | Oct 10, 2018 | Relationships
Early Sunday morning our granddaughter was born. Carrie Mikaela Bloom was born on Sunday, October 7th at 12:24 am. A few weeks before Charlie and Jessica had asked me if I wanted to be in the delivery room. I didn’t want to be in the delivery room for the birth of my...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2018 | EGC, Grief, Horses, Relationships
I believe grief lasts a lifetime. That being said, I don’t expect to grieve all the time for the rest of my life. It comes in small, sometimes unexpected, waves. Something reminds me of Mike and makes me cry or sends me down memory lane. Last weekend I went to the...
