NEWS: Check out the new music video
“Can’t Take My Heart (FU, Cancer!)”:
The story behind the song can be found on the “Sing it, Baby!” blog post. There’s also the trailer and the page where you can download the song listed below. Enjoy!
Welcome to my new blog!
This is my Story and I’m Sticking to It!
I am a Storyteller, Musician, and Writer. I am an Educator and Executive Coach. I am also a wife to a fab husband, John, who is a musician and business consultant, and I am the mother of a 6 year old ninja, Michael. AND now, I am officially in the Cancer Club.
Cancer is not who I am. It is what I’m going through.
On Thursday, October 30th, 2014 I was diagnosed with anal mucosal melanoma, a very rare cancer. I mean, like 1 in 2.5 million people get my cancer. Because the melanoma (usually found on your skin) is inside in the mucous membrane, it is called mucosal melanoma. But, because of its location I have lovingly referred to my cancer as “Ass Cancer” or “Booty Cancer,” although it’s technically “Melanoma Booty Cancer.” I prefer – “Ass Cancer.”
I have been writing about this experience since the night before my colonoscopy for what we thought was a hemorrhoid (captured in the “Presence” post). What you will find here are musings from my journey through hell to healing and all the blessings in between. There are posts about: the “stuff” of cancer, treatments, both medical and holistic; my little epiphanies along the way; the extraordinary ordinary life moments; my struggles and victories throughout it all. Some will be informative, uplifting, humorous, bummed out, but all will be truthful. I don’t know the end of this story. But I intend this to be the story of my transformation, of obstacles overcome, of discoveries, and of presence. I have experienced the transformational power that crafting my stories of the past can have. But what about crafting the story of the present? That is what I am doing here in Can’t Take My Heart (working title). I am a storyteller and this is my story of transformation.
Please join the conversation – post a comment, throw me a question. And invite your friends to come along!
Listen to my new song “Can’t Take My Heart (FU Cancer)” – Censored version