Angela Denton Foss

So, yesterday morning felt like what I call a “dog day” morning; it felt as if every single hour was really seven or eight hours instead. The day started with our dog refusing to go outside and “do her business” at 5:30 am because it was raining; and it then proceeded with our daughter trying […]

A little while ago, I heard my daughter say something that I haven’t been able to forget. As she was being reprimanded for not obeying her mother, she said to me, “Mommy, I can’t help it. I really can’t. My right hand made me do it. It always does. I wish I could just get […]

Have you ever felt like life is simply loaded with full circle moments? I certainly feel this way right now. I met with a new friend, and fellow cancer survivor, over lunch Friday at my favorite restaurant/shop on the planet (yes, the Old English Tea Room in Wake Forest). This new friend (Twila’s her name) […]

So, it happened again last Sunday, just a little over a week ago. I returned to my hometown to share my story. I’ve found that each time I share is special to me in a different way. This time I was invited to speak at the church that I actually attended from the time I […]

On our vacation last week and through one of my daughter’s favorite past-times, I learned about a most fascinating little creature. My oldest niece is a full-time critical care/ICU nurse and graduate student. Well, my niece lives at the N.C. coast now and we stayed with her during our time away. At the beach, she […]

So, I’ve found myself out of the blog zone as our family went away on a much-needed vacation and, since my husband agreed to totally unplug from corporate during our trip, I said that I would unplug from writing anything at all. Upon our return just yesterday, my mind was filled with many meaningful moments […]

Like most weeks that I can remember, this week has been full of the beautiful and the burdensome. It seems as if, as long we’re down here at least, there is simply no way to have the one without the other. There are multiple things in my life now that make me feel as if […]

So, the fourth of July weekend was quite exciting for me because I finally got something I’ve been wanting for a long time, a new bed. Now, though, I’m not sure how excited I am about having a new bed. Apparently, I had forgotten the fact that your body needs a little time to adjust […]

The word “free” is one that we hear often around this time of year (on/near July 4th). Lately, I’ve heard it so much that I found myself thinking about how the word can mean something very different to two people who are not all that different (like my husband and me). Every time I tell […]

Even those who know me best probably have no idea at all that the type of myeloma I went through treatment for was light chain myeloma.  Yes, there are different types of myeloma, many different types (from the little that I understand about it).  And no, the irony (spiritually that is) of “light chain” myeloma […]