after {cancer} thoughtsI’m newAs I dip my toes into the dating world after a 12 year relationship and a world-warping cancer diagnosis, I know that as I’ve been…Oct 11, 20231Oct 11, 20231
after {cancer} thoughtsthe second shoeWhat time is it?! I need to know what time it is, right now. I’m woozy and tired and wrapped in a cocoon of fog but I think I see a clock…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
after {cancer} thoughtsI’ve had a shit yearDifficult because I had no symptoms. Not like a toothache where, once the tooth is pulled, there might be difficulty chewing or a place for…Jun 30, 2015Jun 30, 2015
after {cancer} thoughtsevery three monthsThe process is so gradual that for weeks I don’t even realize it’s happening. The slow buildup of tension…Feb 20, 2015Feb 20, 2015
after {cancer} thoughtsthe first shoe“We’d like you to come in to discuss your test results.” The office around me telescoped out into silence as this sentence pulsed in my earsDec 2, 2014Dec 2, 2014
after {cancer} thoughtsand it felt goodIt dawned on me today, 18 months later, that I might not get cancer again.Aug 24, 2014Aug 24, 2014