My boys got up early on a Saturday to go run around and kick the football. They both came home sweaty and smiling.
This is a huge deal in our house for many reasons, but most of all because Daddy hasn’t had the energy for out of the house activities for a long, long time.
After cancer has not been as dreamy or easy as we had hoped; the pain and recovery and stress and anxiety and depression have taken their toll on all of us, but especially him. So when he tells his son to set his alarm because they are going to have a father-son day, it makes my heart sing. Hearing my son tell his dad “Thanks, daddy, that was really fun. What are we doing next?” gives me so much hope for our family’s future.
Originally intended to simply focus on book reviews, over time, KaliDesautelsReads has morphed into its own entity.
I write about issues that are near to my heart, be they political, feminist, motherhood, mental health, or, as the title holds, books.
A thirty-something Canadian woman in my mid-thirties, I have been "super married" to my high school sweetheart since 2006, and together we have two crazy, clever, kind, hilarious, wonderful kids.
My first book - How Not To Blog: Finding Myself, One Post at a Time is available on Amazon (in eBook formats for you clever tech readers, and paperback for those of us who love that new book smell!)
I have tried a podcast - it's still on Apple and Google Podcasts - but writing is where my heart is.
My life changed dramatically when my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer in 2018, and I am now a writer for a leading Canadian Cancer Non-Profit.
I am lucky enough to have a family that loves me and pushes me to be my best, even if it is outside of my cushiony comfort zone. I have a village of friends that nourish me, mentally, and spiritually.
Welcome to my thoughts. Sit down. Stay a while. Enjoy a cup of coffee!
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