Real stories of post-cancer life—emotional, humorous, and honest reflections on healing after the hardest part is over.
My radiologist and I recently celebrated our first and only anniversary. Though I had to go under the knife to meet him and see him again, he put my port in last October and took my port out a year later. We vow never to see each other again, but I’ll remember the laughs we… Continue reading Bosom Buddies: Leaving The Port Behind
There’s this game that we all play that the girls and I have coined ‘counting to nowhere.’ We’re all counting down the days until life isn’t so hectic or we regain our health, or we stop grieving a loss. Suppose we could make it to the new year? Then we’ll stop counting, erase our troubles… Continue reading Counting To Nowhere To Catch A Cold
Twenty-three years ago today, Alex married an outlier. I was all dressed in white, so I looked like any other bride, but I stood out from the crowd in ways we were too young to understand. But Alex and I always lived on the outskirts; we did our own thing, or better yet, in the… Continue reading The Anniversary Special: An Outlier With A Twist Of People Pleaser
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