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Tag: Cancer

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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