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Tag: Cancer

Wish Me Luck

September 19, 2021September 23, 2021 tracykard4 Comments

My insurance provider is sending me a free in-home test kit to screen for colorectal cancer. I’m not sure where they got the idea that I’m good at do-it-yourself projects. It took me two tries, four unnecessary holes, and a lot of bad words to install a “No Tools Required” safety gate at the top… Continue reading Wish Me Luck →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Humor, Life Lessons

Ivan The Terrible

June 10, 2021June 12, 2021 tracykard2 Comments

June 10, 2021 My dog died today. I took him to the vet yesterday for what I thought was an ongoing sensitive-stomach issue, but turned out to be a ruptured mass in his small intestine. The cancer had already spread to his nearby lymph nodes and liver, and he was septic. They gave him 12-hours.… Continue reading Ivan The Terrible →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Death, Dogs, Family, Pets

Neigh

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 tracykard4 Comments

I am not a horse. For most of you, this probably isn’t too surprising. For my 7-year-old sister, however, the news was devastating. In hindsight, my parents should have been more specific as they were rushing out the door towards the hospital back in 1970, because when they promised her they’d bring back something she’d… Continue reading Neigh →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Childhood, Death, Family

Picture Imperfect

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 tracykard6 Comments

This is the worst picture I have of myself – I’m pale, 40-pounds overweight, and wearing a hat that somehow looks even more awful than the balding head it’s dolefully covering. The shot was taken in the summer of 2003, which means I’ve had 16+ years to delete it from my archives. So why haven’t… Continue reading Picture Imperfect →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Death, Family, Life Lessons

Whole

March 10, 2018March 13, 2020 tracykardLeave a comment

There’s a small scar above my left eye, a keepsake from the time my sister and I tried to dig our way to China. I don’t remember the exact thought process that led to this bold venture, but since I was 5 and she was 13, I’m sure our reasoning was perfectly sound. I’m also… Continue reading Whole →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Childhood, Death, Family, Life Lessons

Owie

May 23, 2017March 7, 2020 tracykardLeave a comment

My oldest daughter turned 18 today. She’ll be graduating high school in June, then leaving for college in August. All this growing-up and moving-away stuff is expected, I guess, but it’s sure happening faster than I’d like. Those who’ve already sent a child off into The Great Big World know I’m muddling my way through… Continue reading Owie →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Family, Parenting, School

The Things I Kept

March 10, 2017June 18, 2019 tracykardLeave a comment

I lost my sister to cancer 12 years ago today. Actually, that’s not right. I didn’t “lose” her. That makes it sound like I simply misplaced something irrelevant. That if I’d been more careful or could somehow retrace my steps, I could find and bring her back to her children. To her grandchildren. To her… Continue reading The Things I Kept →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Cancer, Death, Family, Love
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