Following my diagnosis of early stage breast cancer, I had a hard time connecting with phrases like “Beat iit!” Then I heard Michael Jackson’s iconic song …

I was diagnosed with early stage breast cancer in November and this website and communications slowed down. It wasn’t the health condition that kept me from reaching out, or maybe it was.

Or what if it is?

I am grasping at how Australia felt like community with its free botanic gardens, museums, swimming pools, telephone booths, and streets with crowded places that felt safe after dark.