Spirit of the Written Word Blog
Spirit of the Written Word is a weekly writing group for people impacted by cancer. By sharing our writing through this blog, we invite you into what for many of us is a healing process. Writing in a small group setting like this can be restorative—a way to release challenging emotions or experiences onto the page and transform them.
We are new and longtime writers at various stages of the cancer journey: newly diagnosed, in treatment, longer term survivors, and caregivers. In prose or poems, non-fiction or fiction, we often write about our experiences with cancer. We also write about childhood memories, family, travel, what sustains us and more. All of our writing is from the heart, and some of our writing is humorous and joyful!
Learn more about Spirit of the Written Word and other ongoing weekly program offerings designed to support the body, mind, and spirit at Cancer Connection.
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The Healing Power of Writing
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993, I happened to be a member of a writing group. Every Tuesday evening, I kissed my kids good night and drove up the hill to the home of the facilitator, Genie Zeiger. No matter what she provided as “prompts,”- poems, phrases, photos- I wrote about my experiences with cancer.