11/30/2024
💜21 years ago today I said my final goodbye to my beautiful mother.
💜 My heart still aches and burns at the memories of those days, and all the difficult ones that followed.
💜 But I also gratefully hold space for all the good that came after the words “you have cancer.”
💜 If it weren’t for cancer entering our lives when I was 11, I truly do not think I would be doing the work I do today. Growing up with a mother who had metastatic breast cancer was incredibly difficult, but also an incredible gift.
💜 I witnessed the value of time, of the body-mind connection, of truly caring for yourself, of creativity, of empathy, of grace, of timing, of love, of when to choose perseverance and when to choose surrender, and how to follow your heart….
💜 The impact of cancer reaches far beyond physical experience…. And we each have a choice for how we want to show up.
💜 Though I’d be grateful for one more day with my mother here on earth, I am grateful for all the lessons I learned from her and for all the lessons I continue to learn through my own lived experience, including working as a cancer rehab physio for the past 16 years.
💜 I believe so deeply in the importance of quality of life support for everyone diagnosed with cancer. And I know I owe even a small part of that to my mother Flora.
🥂Cheers to you mom… tonight I raise a glass to celebrate you and thank for all the memories. 💜
