Welcome to Litsy!

My dad had cancer 3 years ago, did radiation & was in remission. He recently got diagnosed with stage 4 cancer & had his first chemo a few weeks ago, he‘s determined to fight. He finally took the plunge & shaved his head this past weekend. He always had the most beautiful hair. It‘s jarring but he‘s rocking the buzz cut.

wavy brown locks shorn
away; kick cancer‘s ass — it‘s
gonna be okay.

#haikuhive #cancersucks #fuckcancer

#Grateful 🩵🤍🖤

#ARichLife 🤎🍂🧦🧸📜☕️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

My first stop was #Amsterdam 🚲 and I enjoyed it SO MUCH. I went to the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum 🌻, id a walking tour, bought a Miffy, ate the best fries 🍟 in the universe and also went to this lovely bookstore, where they have a replica of the #TFIOS bank. Never forget your roots!

#holiday

This book is a stunning and thorough history of cancer. There were some slower moments, particularly with the discussion of research trials, but the author‘s use of compelling scientific discoveries and personal cancer stories kept me engaged. I learned so much. Kudos to the author and narrator.

An astounding amount of research that was put together well. Informative and interesting.

Also from last w/e on my multiple 📕 swap raid on the way home from 🩰. I want to see the tagged book‘s play these hols but it‘s sold out already! I will try to get to Prima Facie before it sells out. The 🐧 is to add to my collection & the recipe 📖 is for my sista 🦊 & I to test out when I visit her these hols to watch my niece‘s full dress rehearsal for Frozen Disney Junior as because of my rehearsals during term I can‘t get to the show itself.

Drink me in again
with your eyes. Remember how
I taste? I‘ll show you.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #love

For some reason, it took me ages to finish this book. An interesting story about Hester, dying of cancer, who decides to quit her job, drive across the country and murder her most horrible father who she hasn‘t seen in years. Along the way she picks up John, whose life mission is visiting Superfund sights and they continue on their journeys together. A soft pick as I never really identified with these two characters.

This was powerful, sad, and upsetting but I‘m so glad I read it. Hearing Eve Ensler‘s perspectives on the world, war, and the environment while she shares her backstory and cancer journey makes for a memoir unlike any I‘ve read. I was angry at times at the sheer horror that is the world but then was also lifted up by the ways we show up for each other. This is pretty short but still manages to pack a punch. I enjoyed on #audio, read by the author.

I read this for a reading challenge prompt and was afraid it would be too sad but ultimately it was uplifting and affirming of friendship. I hadn‘t read this author before. The story was inspired by her own experience and was similar to Sophie Cousens in that it was a light read with some depth.