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"It's two days before Christmas, I have presents to wrap, two family gatherings, friends to see, baking, I'm planning a fundraiser, I have some sneaky 'while it's quiet at work' vacation booked, and for God's sake we are building a new race track! I don't have time for CANCER..."

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No one has time for Cancer, ever! But before Cancer I also had no time to write a blog. After being diagnosed I also had no intention of doing this for so many reasons. My hubby Joel and I discussed at length how we wanted to handle telling people, and what we would tell them. We quickly decided we wanted to be open, honest and very transparent because often if you don't tell people, they make it up. I lived in a world when I had the perception of control, and in a world that was about to get very out of control I still had my story. The opportunity to tell it on my terms, my way. 

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Since day one I hosted a private Facebook group. The intention to share with friends and family, minimize the individual messages, and maximize the love and humour. It was a place that in my weird way I could prove to people that it was still me on the inside despite changes on the outside. It grew to so much more...

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I had folks hug me, reach out to me, people I kinda knew but also didn't... they where friends, or friends of friends. They were thanking me, I was uncomfortable and a little overwhelmed. Some were just happy I was ok, some not knowing how to reach out or what to say, and others who had people close to them diagnosed with Cancer who took comfort or advice from my simple story.

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To me it's that- a simple story- it felt weird to share this widely, there are folks with bigger stories, more complex Cancers, some have it "better", some have it "worse". It felt EGOTISTICAL to be the person to provide "advice". I joked that I should, and waited, I threw around ideas, and waited, and finally I got news that my radiation treatment was going to be longer than expected and pathology more complex than expected and something changed in me. I took it to my inner circle. Sal was instantly onboard with great names, an idea for a stage show (never say never) and a plea for recipes (incase anything happens to me don't let her cook them). Janice, my long term bestie who happens to live on the other side of the continent, shared "I googled what to do when your best friend has Cancer and the results were disappointing at best" in some ways I was happy there was no answers because she arrived on my doorstep made Sticky buns and ate sushi with me. And lastly I asked the thoughts an incredible person, who has her own journey with Cancer, stating once again it felt full of ego, and her response "No its just simply- Brave".

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So here I am with No Time for Cancer, and all the time for Cancer. Sharing a little of me that hopefully helps a lot of you, in the simplest way.