When people know you had a bilateral mastectomy, they look. It’s as impulsive as blinking. Next time I see you, and you instinctively can’t help but…Oh no, I promise I won’t rub it in and say, “Made you peek.” It’s impossible not to, no matter your manners, upbringing, whether you like slapstick humor or are… Continue reading Made You Peek
When this whole cancer thing started, I joked about the old lady who swallowed a fly, and then I took on a cow. Meanwhile, I was quivering in my cowboy boots. Okay, I would have been if I had any. Not sure how long I could play charades and tell nursery rhymes, I wrote to… Continue reading Over The Moon With A Twist
Ever since my twenties, when my best friend and I went to Australia and back again, we knew in our hearts that the moon shines differently on the other side of the world. I wanted to go to Australia ever since I got an Australian Madame Alexander doll as a kid. I sat her proudly… Continue reading The Moon Shines Differently
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