reality

by Heidi Weston // August 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

In The Fellowship of the Ring, the first installment of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Frodo Baggins muses aloud with Gandalf about how he wishes the One Ring had not come to him. “I wish it need not have happened in my... Continue reading →

A Bad Day

by Heidi Weston // August 12, 2015 // 21 Comments

I’ve recently been undergoing a series of medical tests to discover the exact nature of an “abnormality” found a couple weeks ago during a routine MRI for back pain. Ordered by my oncologist, I’ve since had a bone scan, a... Continue reading →

Shocking, I Know

by Heidi Weston // March 18, 2015 // 1 Comment

So … I got a tattoo. Two tattoos actually. At almost 40 years old I’ve finally done something impulsive and potentially regrettable and rebellious. Only … it wasn’t any of those things. Because at nearly 40 years old I think... Continue reading →

the most innocuous question

by Heidi Weston // September 25, 2014 // 1 Comment

Someone recently had the gall to look at me and ask me politely “How are you?” Social convention demands an easy answer, one that doesn’t draw this innocent and polite person into my mess. But I have such a hard... Continue reading →

Where I’ve been …

by Heidi Weston // September 18, 2014 // 1 Comment

So it turns out the only thing more exhausting than cancer treatment is recovering from that cancer treatment. I finished chemo at the end of March, had my last surgery at the beginning of May, stopped wearing scarves on my head in... Continue reading →

It's a Beautiful Chaos

"Rush a miracle, man, you get rotten miracles." – Miracle Max

life lessons

reality

A Bad Day

Shocking, I Know

the most innocuous question

Where I’ve been …