Greetings my dear friends and followers! I know it's been a while since my last post. At the time I thought that living entailed never looking back, but here I am at the brink of a three year remission, needing to look back. So much to tell- but I think changing it up is essential. Instead of writing, I will be creating VLOGs. I'm done hiding my true self, hoping Chucky wont come back if I'm quiet, meek and docile. Watching Mulan during my first chemo-treatment (today), or shall I say 9th treatment since the beginning taught me that "There is no Courage Without Fear!" Henceforth, you can get your Daily Dose by subscribing via you-tube. To check it out click on the following blue link: Daily Dose of Marine
I know it has been a long time since my last post, but I’ve been abiding by the direct orders of my eastern and western medical practitioners. My oncologist, acupuncturist, life coach, and even family practitioner has each in their own right ordered me to “live.” After granting me a clean bill of health, I can’t help but ask, “What now?” They have each in their own time and turn responded with the same directive, “Live!” Simple. One word. Yet, so complex. When unpacked, intricacies emerge. What does it mean? How does one forget the trauma of the past? How does one live? Why is there not a manual for this when there's a manual for everything else? It has taken me over a year to realize that there is no one answer and there is no one way. It is a journey, unique and different for each person. My healing journey started this last summer. While in Scotland, my BCF (which is how she likes to refer to herself, otherwise known as, my Bad Choice Friend)