Why 100 days or more with me?

And other things to know.

Because I was once going to write about 100 days with a tree.

It was an idea that came to me one day, and those who have read my poetry know I often touch on the connection between all things, the deeper layers that some may never see.

This winter won’t be spent with trees.

It will be spent with appointments, radiation, chemotherapy, and a commitment to holding onto and deepening the connection I have with me.

So, 100 days or more with me.

And I know we all hope the result will be more, much more, but life has shown me in so many ways how much and how little control we have, and I have learnt how to let it be whatever it needs to be.

I’ll still be sharing my poetry, prose and ponderings on Facebook as I have for the last six years, but this space allows me to write a little longer in a place where people can read as much as they would like, whenever they would like and never miss a post.

There will be a weekly post, sometimes more and a subscribers option, which will have much, much more.

I’ll write about my head and neck cancer journey, the good, the bad, the ugly, the funny, the scary, the heartbreaking, the surprises, the wins, the defeats.

I’ll write about love in it all, where I find it, where I struggle, and where I am brought to my knees.

It will be authentic and raw.

I won’t apologise for my lack of correct grammar, and sometimes I’ll swear.

I’ll use past experience to reflect light into the present and see where that glimmers hope into the future.

I’ll be every piece of me that I have been and who I am yet to be.

It will be sad and funny and I’m sure we will cry,

Thank you for joining me.

With love,

Trudi Jane