Why Her? Update

April 3, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

So much had occurred since posting Why Her? about my experiences with my friend who was fighting Stage IV breast cancer. All the hope I had when penning that essay was replaced with dooming fear and desperation two short months later. At that time, she was undergoing radiation for what we thought was a precaution […]

Why Her? A Case of Breast Cancer

October 25, 2011.Reading time 8 minutes.

A white scarf studded with beads is wrapped around her head, hiding her not so secret, secret. Though new life is finally springing up to replace the lush strands of hair that have long fallen out, she stills prefers to keep her head covered. She looks tired, weary and impatient. She is ready to move […]