So here’s the thing……..
One sunny May afternoon, it dawned on me that I am going to die. I mean, not right now but definitely at some point.
Given that this revaluation happened while I was in the middle of chemotherapy and that I qualified as a nurse in the previous century, this should not have come as a surprise. Yet somehow it really did!
On that sunny May afternoon, I thought about how death gives you no right of reply, so I figured maybe I should make a few things clear. Just in case clarification is needed in the future.
So here are my thoughts on life after cancer treatment, motherhood, nursing and the universe in general. In case you would like to know……………
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