MindScapes

March 9, 2019  Journal entry by Robin Isaacs — 8 hours agoI’m lying here at BI Hospital in semi-comfort thanks to the pain pills. I’m also extremely spacey so I can’t be 100% sure of all that I’m thinking or saying.   Yep! I’m lying in my own double-wide-shared room in the surgical wing. As if having both a … Continue reading When Will We Ever Learn?

Journal entry by Robin Isaacs — February 15, 2019 One of the brave things about being a warrior in the world is to surround myself with stage-4 dear ones like me. When I say ‘warrior’ I never think of it as a war against anything. To me it is an opening toward ourselves, from the inside out, a gutsy bravery … Continue reading Warriors in the World

There are always ups and downs, beginnings and endings, yet as long as we are still ‘above the daisies’, a favorite pithy expression that my mom used to say, change can happen.  I’ve been in an utter chemo funk. It’s not about the bald head. The IV-infusions totally mess with my ability to remember what … Continue reading Stepping Stones

Here are the group poems we created yesterday. Each person started with a blank piece of paper and wrote the first line that only the next person could read, comment on and then, fold over. There were 5 of us, therefore 5-pieces of paper were being passed around. We began and ended with our own … Continue reading Healing Garden Group Poems

Journal entry by Robin Isaacs — Dec 27, 2018 What’s the worst thing about getting chemo on Christmas Eve? NOT getting chemo on Christmas Eve because my blood count decided to totally tank to levels I’ve never before experienced. I had absolutely no say in the matter. I’ve been staying away from crowds, eating pretty well (thanks, Alice, … Continue reading Oh Holy, okay, Crappy Night!

Journal entry by Robin Isaacs — Dec 11, 2018 After spending four of the last 8-days at various appointments at my ‘home-hospital’ where Kate and Jen were born, I must remark about how deep and blue and navigable the calm waters have been since last week’s chemo reaction.  I was so kindly held by my team yesterday. Whenever … Continue reading Smooth Sailing on the Deep Blue Sea at BIDMC

Mission Accomplished  How can I not honor one of the most civil presidents we’ve ever had. I’m mostly thinking about his days long after his presidency, when Bill Clinton moved into the Oval Office.  Different parties. Much different styles. Yet George H.W. Bush left a beautifully crafted letter of hope and encouragement on his successor’s desk to … Continue reading The Chemo Wars