Dusky edwards

Tag: care

  • In case you were wondering…

    In case you were wondering…

    Cancer sucks. Chemo sucks. Baldness sucks. Broken peeling fingernails suck. Dry mouth sucks! Chest aches suck! Exhaustion sucks! Nausea sucks! I’m halfway through chemotherapy! I only have 4 more sessions to endure. I hear that the new medication that I’ll be given is easier. I’m hopeful. The red devil is truly a devil. At times,…

  • To Laugh

    I’ve decided… I’m going to focus on laughing more. The more I talk to the people close to me, the more I realize that the death of my parents took me away from me.  As I am slowly healing, less people are afraid to point it out. I am not the same person I used…

  • The Thing About Getting Old

    The Thing About Getting Old

    No old(er) person can convince you that their throbbing knee or sore elbow is what is to come.  I hit 40 and shit just went slidin’ down hill.  I got an X-ray on my shoulder last week and an MRI yesterday.  I tried to go to the gym this week.  My body was like, “Who…

  • Forgiveness

    “Most of us need time to work through pain and loss. We can find all manner of reasons for postponing forgiveness. One of these reasons is waiting for the wrongdoers to repent before we forgive them. Yet such a delay causes us to forfeit the peace and happiness that could be ours.” -James E. Faust…

  • Day 2

    This idea. This project. Day 2 and I’m on high alert. I’m examining each notable moment. Am I loving this? I am! Is this moment so great? It really is! This inner dialect occurred repeatedly. There are so many great moments. Frames too quick to catch on camera but still so palpable to my heart’s…

  • Gratitude- Day 1

    Grief, stress, change, falling outs with loved ones, and other ugly things caused me to dwell on what was missing in my life. I began a cycle of throwing myself into things that didn’t make me happy because I believed its what I had to endure for the time being and I believed it was…

  • Self-care

    Below are 25 ways to practice self-care. I can speak for most when I admit the self-care I practice involves merely keeping myself alive. My diet isn’t good. Some days soda, gummies, and chips are all I can ingest to feel like I’m not gonna faint. I don’t sleep enough. I put my family before…