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What is ‘positive thinking’?

January 15, 2023 JudeLeave a comment

Positive thinking is great when it leads you to take action.

Posted in Breast Cancer, Deep Thoughts, SpiritualismTagged positive thinking

Yes, I’m one of those people.

December 10, 2022 JudeLeave a comment

When you've got the best dog in the world, you love her like your child.

Posted in Breast Cancer, puppy love, The Story, Uncategorized

The body is a beautiful horror.

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 JudeLeave a comment

Whatcha gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside your truck?

Posted in Breast Cancer, Deep Thoughts, Sugar

What goes around: Thoughts on cause and effect.

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 JudeLeave a comment

Thoughts on cause and effect, blame, avoiding unpleasantness, and the power (?) of positive thinking.

Posted in Breast Cancer

Inner child, inner self.

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 JudeLeave a comment

Peace starts within; do not seek it without. - Buddha

Posted in Breast Cancer

A headful of thoughts.

March 6, 2022 JudeLeave a comment

Something is changing in me. I don't know if it's the fact that I'm approaching a year of being "cancer-free" (no evidence of disease) or if it's something else. Getting older, maybe? My 60th birthday is rapidly approaching, which will mark 2 years since I started cancer treatment (my first chemo was the day after… Continue reading A headful of thoughts. →

Posted in Breast Cancer, The Story

It isn’t done with me yet.

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022 JudeLeave a comment

Being a survivor means you have to keep surviving, no matter what life throws at you.

Posted in Breast Cancer, The Story

Still I rise.

October 3, 2021 JudeLeave a comment

I was supposed to see Maya Angelou on a cruise I took in 2014, but she was ill. She died just months later, but she did join our cruise by satellite video link to read some of her poetry and share some of her thoughts. One of my favorite Angelou poems is Still I Rise.… Continue reading Still I rise. →

Posted in Breast Cancer, The Story, Uncategorized

Fuck cancer, part deux

August 15, 2021 Jude1 Comment

Like most things in life, people want you to get over whatever it was that hurt you, and as soon as possible, because they don't want to hear about it. It makes them uncomfortable. When my daughter died, there was an initial outpouring of support, but it dried up quickly. Some of the things I… Continue reading Fuck cancer, part deux →

Posted in Breast Cancer, The Story

Fuck cancer.

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Jude2 Comments

Friday was the one year anniversary of my friend Jordan's death. (This is my post from last year shortly after Jordan died, if you're interested.) Jordan was my "chemo buddy". He was my friend. Here's how that came about. Jordan was a little older than me and had retired from Xerox, where he had worked… Continue reading Fuck cancer. →

Posted in Breast Cancer, The Story

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