Entries by Lokita Carter

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Fear & Surrender

Can you believe how time flies! Four years ago today I received the devastating diagnosis of triple negative metaplastic breast cancer. A diagnosis of a rare, aggressive cancer has got to be everyone’s worst fear. That I am still here today is amazing, given the terrible prognosis…

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Loneliness Alone

I wake up. It is quiet outside. My large brown dog is snoring softly next to me on her blanket, on the side where Steve used to sleep. I get up, open the siding door and look out over the lushness. It looks cloudy. Is it going to rain or shall I go to the beach? Coco stirs in anticipation…

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Steve’s right here

Living alone in the tropics can be a challenge at times, especially when it comes to stuff like plumbing and repairs. Here is a story of Steve, coming to the rescue. Community water resources have been so low these past couple of months that water has been turned off for most of the day.