I got lit up on Wednesday and made it through round four. ‘Tis the season to let the dog loose and spin some chemo bloopers. Warning: do not attempt any of these acts at home, or anywhere else for that matter. I should have learned by now, but I’ll need two more rounds to prove:… Continue reading Let’s Get Lit & Be Merry & Bright
Author Update: This post was written during a season when I was going through chemo and leaning hard on humor, heat, and the healing power of a red-lit closet. I’m sharing it now because sometimes, the most extraordinary things happen in the most unlikely places—even in a sauna surrounded by sweatpants, boots, and a little… Continue reading My Closet Red Light District
It was the year of my birth, BC (before cancer), and Neil Armstrong landed on the moon to plant the American flag there. And here I am, in much the same way, moonwalking through my chemo rounds. I get a hero’s send-off (my gratitude chemo board and all those prayers and well wishes), I get… Continue reading Moonwalking Through My Chemo Daze
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