Hope Moves Mountains

I'm starting to gather my thoughts for my story. Should I go in chronological order? Start with a significant moment and then go back and work my way to that moment? Write it pure facts or make it mixed with fiction? Change the names to protect the sensitive?  So much information, so many dramatic events. Maybe I should just make a list of the most memorable moments and then go from there.  I was born, passed around, given up, taken in, sick, taken advantage of, self counscience, the new kid, the made fun of, the fastest, invisible, in love, played, devastated, heartbroken, loss, hopeful, in love, married, reality, disappointed, labor, soulmate, separate ways, keep trying, joy, surprise, bonus, cancer, fight, fight, fight, champion, Stand Up 2 Cancer, emergency surgery, horror, survivor, new beginnings, family, growing, love, Mountains Moved!

I am finding that I have less and less space in my brain.  Today at work I was trying to come up with the word to describe when you brown meat on all sides and then set it aside to later add it back into soup. I still can't think of what the word is but I guess I'll just have to live with it. Having 3 kids, 4 rounds of chemo and taking Tamoxifen. My brain feels like someone whitewashed it. Like painted but watered down.  I made a decision the other day to give up Stella & Dot to focus on writing. I have had these stories in my mind for 20 years and now that I have survived Breast Cancer it's time to start putting my thoughts and experiences together in some organized fashion. I remember when I was first diagnosed one of the nurses told me to write everything down. I wish I had done a better job and now I vow to go back and get it down. Doing the Stand Up 2 Cancer PSA was a moment too that told me this is important, you can be there for others going thru what you did