Reflections

“I have cancer…” There has not been a single person in history who ever wanted to utter those words. Those three little words represent suffering, death, shattered dreams, lives forever changed, etc. Words in general, can be a funny thing. They are powerful! Somehow, words have a way of impacting …

World Cancer Day is dedicated towards raising cancer awareness, as well as encouraging prevention, detection and treatment. There are so many aspects of a cancer journey that are so personal and vary person to person, but cancer itself is a common bond for many. Below is a poem from Cancer …

Hello Warriors, I’m S.Y. Hoehler (Yohanna), the founder of the Vulvar Cancer Awareness Forum. This month was my 4 year Cancerversary. Yes, this word actually exists among the cancer community. On December 11, 2017, I was diagnosed with stage 3 vulvar cancer. That doesn’t really seem to be a day …

The days this week have been pretty dreary with rain everyday. We have been dodging puddles and mud and clouds and gray. Things haven’t worked out as we planned with some cancellations and unexpected disappointments. They say every cloud has a silver lining and there is always a reason why. …

Some walls have cracks that need to mended and others have cracks that give them character.   We humans are a lot like the walls that we work so hard to make perfect. Our cracks, our dents, our scars…that is what tells the story of who we are.   We …

As a kid most, of our family vacations consisted of heading to state parks, and living in a cabin for a week. They cabin had beds, plumbing, electricity, but there was never a television and we didn’t own electronics. We were there to spend time together as a family and …

Hanging mirrors can be a bit tricky, especially when attaching to a brick wall. Mirrors can be our best friend or our worst enemy depending on the day. The image that we see is so often not the same one that others see. Our eyes can be so hard on …

When we are starting a job we load the bag with all the things we think we might need. The bag becomes full and heavy quickly filled with things just in case. We are a lot like this bag. So often we fill our minds up with worries and concerns …

Painting stairs can be tricky because you are stuck at either the top or the bottom when you finish. For basement stairs, it’s best to start at the bottom and work your way to the top. So often in life we find ourselves stuck at the bottom. The good news …

Disappointment is something everybody knows and can understand at some level. I know for myself disappointment is often self-inflicted. I get in my head the idea of how I want things to be, tell no one, and then when they don’t happen I feel a deep hurt and sadness. Mind …