Body Talk: The Importance of listening to your body — even when it’s whispering

Have you ever heard your body say something to you or felt something that made you say, “Hmmm…maybe I should get this checked out?” Well, that is your body speaking to you. It could be a subtle…

Brain surgery revealed she had cancer

There are certain points in our lives that can drastically change the way we look at things. These instances can have long-lasting effects that stay with you forever and can make you reconsider what aspects of that life are truly important. For my family it was a…

My Short Jog (with cancer) At 23

Josh Lasker

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The Day I Learned I Am a Mutant

And how I’m learning to cope with that.

On Turning Thirty-Six

(after a serious bout with cancer)

Last June I turned thirty-six and one of my well-wishers called my birthday a victory. You see, I keep forgetting that I should be dead (cancer). I guess that’s a good thing. It means I’m not dwelling on my…

Seventeen

“You are the Dancing Queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing Queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that…