Author Archives: inmycorner

About inmycorner

This blog began as an opportunity to tell my Dad's stories. I sat with him and the computer and together we told stories. It was a wonderful way to get to know Dad. He was 9. He and Mom had a wonderful life together and since she passed away a year and a half before him - Dad was ready to join her. I no longer tell his stories but have found stories of my own. The impetus to resume this blog was the discovery that I had stage 4 ovarian cancer. Since blogging had been so therapeutic for my dad and I to get through our grief, I felt maybe this would be a good outlet to process my situation. I also hoped it may serve as an outreach to anyone else who is facing this very ominous journey. So far, so good.

Teal Magnolias

Posted on August 29, 2018 by inmycorner

I know the undeniable strength of community.  I know it in terms of what it takes to be a successful teacher, student, cancer patient; It takes the courage of others when my own courage falters. When I can,  I offer … Continue reading →

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A New Day Had Dawned

Posted on August 22, 2018 by inmycorner

The day was about to begin.  There was a sense of mystique about that notion.  Beginnings were always exciting to her – more than “being in the middle of’s”  or “ending up as”.  Dawn, no matter whether rainy dawns or … Continue reading →

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My Own Hundred Acre Woods

Posted on August 19, 2018 by inmycorner

Watching Christopher Robin with my youngest child, David, rendered me rather nostalgic and I took a rather blissful walk down my own memory lane to enter a 100 Acre Wood of my Own. I grew up in the middle of … Continue reading →

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There’s your sign

Posted on August 16, 2018 by inmycorner

Sometimes, it doesn’t take much to get my brain spinning on an idea or a concept.  Other times – it’s like there is no room at the neuronal inn; Guest concepts may walk through the corridor of thought and find … Continue reading →

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13:55

Posted on July 26, 2018 by inmycorner

One at a time With a breather between I take my pills And inside I scream One by one I swallow with care I take my pills And I still have hair Third one down With a gag or two … Continue reading →

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A Victory Whoop!

Posted on July 25, 2018 by inmycorner

I want to write my story With pages full of words That tell the tales of all my dreams Such were stories never heard A mystery and a drama A thriller read by all A tale to find in the … Continue reading →

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Out of the Darkness

Posted on July 11, 2018 by inmycorner

“Only after you are broken, can you know what you are made of” How did the Thailand Wild Boars soccer team survive for 17 long days in a damp, dark cave.  They had no idea whether they would be saved.  … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, Uncategorized | 20 Comments

In The Whispers of the Wind

Posted on July 9, 2018 by inmycorner

(Thanks for the inspiration, Colleen Brown (https://bikecolleenbrown.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/i-listen-for-the-whisper/) If I sit still enough If I sit long enough and If I am quiet enough – I hear the voices… They are whispers of the past.  They are promises of today and … Continue reading →

Posted in acceptance, appreciation, cancer, fear, Uncategorized | 11 Comments

First Steps

Posted on June 24, 2018 by inmycorner

I remember my first steps.  I was afraid.  I wasn’t sure how far I would be able to walk, whether my stitches would hold up under the weight of my body, whether I would trip and fall… Kevin was beside … Continue reading →

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Yes, I Am Alive

Posted on June 22, 2018 by inmycorner

“Stacey?” I heard the woman call out to me.  “You are still alive?!” she exclaimed. I glanced to the right, over the kale and strawberry plants sitting on the check-out counter of the Zhers outdoor garden centre, and landed my … Continue reading →

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