11/9/2024
The thought from the outside might be that this card would be about the fact that my cancer has relapsed. While sad/disappointing, that doesn’t explain the grief in this card.
I made this card the day after the election. I still can’t believe the results. It is terrifying to think how much will change in the next few months because of his policies. The woman in the card is separated from her arm. I know, with my experience of working with amputees, that when a limb is amputated, there is phantom pain that sometimes never goes away. The person can have real nerve-like pain in a limb that isn’t there. I think that is how things are for women, starting back 2 years ago when Roe v. Wade was overturned, and the abortion bans began.
The heart is also broken in two, with the smaller part left behind. The stones in the foreground remind me how hard it is to walk on that surface and how hard things will be for the next few years. (This relates to both going through cancer treatment and trying to live in this country for the next four years.
The moon, however, represents that God is always present; no matter what new laws are enacted, we can look up to the heavens, be present with God, and know he is there. The arrows suggest that I am once again at a pivotal time in my life. Yes, I am disappointed that my cancer is back, but I know I can come back from this as I have before. What do you give me? Really, just an empathetic hug from me to my inner self: whatever I am feeling right now, be gentle with myself and try to practice self-care.
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