Let me introduce myself……
I know you’ll inevitably check out the the “About me” section, but I thought I’d start off with a bit of the who what why of this blog.
My name is Teri. I am a 41 year old mom of two, wife of one, who pretty much just likes to say it as it is. I have breast cancer. There, I said it. As it is.
It’s a funny thing, this cancer thing. Everyone seems to react to that word differently. I have a lot of people saying things like “oh you’re so positive!” and “aren’t you angry?” – well the truth is, I’m positive because it’s the only way I know to deal with this curve ball that has been thrown at me. If I give in to the doubts and fears and everything with big ears that I encounter, I will drown in it. I kid you not. All it takes is one song on the radio to make me start writing my obituary if I let it. Am I angry? Well, yah, I suppose so. But it’s not like when my son gets kicked out of a hockey game for a questionable call, or when someone I thought would have my back turns on me, or some asshole kicks a puppy. I could shake my fist in the air and yell “OH the INJUSTICE of it all!!” but why? What good does that do? So no, I’m not angry.
It’s actually really easy for me to feel blessed through all of this. I have so much to be thankful for. Like way more than I ever have. I have never felt so loved, so supported, so content. It’s a funny thing.
So this blog will be a mixed bag of posts about my cancer fighting crusade, the people I know and love (and meet!) and interact with, the random funny thoughts I have in a day, and who knows what else. It may make you laugh. It may make you cry. It won’t always be light and airy. It won’t always sit well with you. I don’t think I’ll name anyone – certainly not in a bad way – and if you think I’m talking about you and you have issue with it, talk to me about it. A blog seems to be the perfect open book. I hope it inspires you.