Entries by Lara MacGregor

a toast to today

Today was a good day… again!  I am learning to laugh again and hug my three boys (Jay included) without crying. I am learning to be happy for the simple idea of being happy- without feeling like as soon as I laugh I have to remember – duh, you have stage 4 breast cancer.  (How can you […]

I laughed today

I am working really hard at finding peace in my body, mind and spirit.  I can’t say I made it through the day without crying and feeling overwhelmed.  But, I can say that I laughed and that felt really good. BODY – I started my day with yoga and quiet time on my own to […]

thank you

I just want to send a simple thanks to everyone who has reached out to me after my post yesterday and throughout this journey.  I am so amazingly blessed to have so much support and encouragement.   Writing has always been an important outlet for me and I appreciate the opportunity to share my thoughts, […]

broken and rebuilt

When I got the news about my pathology in 2007 I was standing in the McWane Science Center parking deck.  I heard the words “cancer has metastasized to your sentinel lymph node” and I felt my world crumbling around me as I felt our unborn child kick inside me. I would never say something like “cancer […]

Love is in the …. ER (or I mean AIR)

When I wake up I have a moment right before I open my eyes I can remember the deep happiness we used to have. I wake up feeling strength in my body. But, then I raise my head and the reality comes pounding in. This morning I tried to walk my shaking body into the […]