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M Elizabeth Sutton

M Elizabeth Sutton

It’s probably nothing, but…

Last week I had my routine 12-week skin check. You know the one…where they look at everything…under your tongue, between your toes, in…

Feb 13, 2019

It’s probably nothing, but…

Feb 13, 2019

M Elizabeth Sutton

#ISurvived2018

A few weeks ago I told my story…publicly and with a microphone. On stage and everything.

Feb 6, 2019

#ISurvived2018

Feb 6, 2019

M Elizabeth Sutton

Visiting Hours: My first visit to someone else

When one gets cancer (and probably any “serious” diagnosis), one also gets visitors. A lot. Family comes in from out of town, people drop…

Jan 21, 2019

Jan 21, 2019

M Elizabeth Sutton

8 days in: 2019 already better

For many, and as I mentioned in a previous post, the prospect of 2019 being better than 2018 just HAD to be true. And so far, so good.

Jan 8, 2019

8 days in: 2019 already better

Jan 8, 2019

M Elizabeth Sutton

Focus. My word of the year.

I read an excellent blog post today (Wildflower Collective…

Jan 3, 2019

Focus. My word of the year.

Jan 3, 2019

M Elizabeth Sutton

Here’s to a new year that, with luck and modern medicine, isn’t like last year!

Happy 2019! Aside from a couple of friends who had babies or got married, most of us can agree that 2018 was the pits. I mean, all around…

Jan 2, 2019

Here’s to a new year that, with luck and modern medicine, isn’t like last year!

Jan 2, 2019

M Elizabeth Sutton

One year later: Not as celebratory as I thought it might be

October 31 marked one year since my surgery to remove the cancer from my back. The two weeks leading up to that surgery are a blur and I…

Nov 5, 2018

One year later: Not as celebratory as I thought it might be

Nov 5, 2018

M Elizabeth Sutton

On and on and on. The response to “I’m ok.”

I’ve written about this before: What do you say when people ask how you are? In a previous post, I mentioned that the answer changed…

Sep 11, 2018

On and on and on. The response to “I’m ok.”

Sep 11, 2018

M Elizabeth Sutton

“Insufficiency” is an insufficient word.

It’s been a little over a month since my new diagnosis of an adrenal insufficiency. I have a fancy medical bracelet, I’ve gotten an…

Aug 3, 2018

Aug 3, 2018

M Elizabeth Sutton

The new normal: Adjusting to another medical reality

Many changes have entered my world in the past week. It feels like a lot, so I’ll try to outline them clearly:

Jul 3, 2018

The new normal: Adjusting to another medical reality

Jul 3, 2018

M Elizabeth Sutton

M Elizabeth Sutton

I have cancer. Melanoma, specifically. I am part of a clinical research study looking at immunotherapy. It’s an adventure, people! An adventure in living.

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