Cancer Lymph Nodes, PET Scans, and Lies 27 Apr 201527 Apr 2015 I wanted to write this post last week, but was feeling too Percocet-y. And now I find that I am reluctant to put words to it. I don't have any…
Cancer Fear – The Real F-Bomb 22 Apr 201522 Apr 2015 Normally, I would wait until I know more before making this post. But, this--the waiting, the not-knowing--is a large portion of this cancer dance. So, today, I went to the…
Cancer… Kindergarten cancer conversations 20 Apr 201520 Apr 2015 I guess maybe I thought it would be a one-and-done kind of thing. "Allison, Mommy has cancer. But the doctor will fix me." "Okay, Mommy." *skips off to play* Well,…
Cancer Hair: A story of hate, love, and loss 16 Apr 201516 Apr 2015 I have always hated my hair. It's curly, for one thing. And growing up in the 1980s, curly meant frizzy. We didn't have flatirons or smoothing serum or special no-poo…
Cancer Cancer gets real 10 Apr 201510 Apr 2015 It’s my second visit to the oncologist, Dr. Cappuccino. My husband and daughter are with me, and I’ve got my Binder of Doom tucked under my arm. It’s filled with…
Cancer The Good, the Bad, and the Not-so-nice 30 Mar 201530 Mar 2015 The Good Great news! I do not carry the breast cancer gene! Dr. Boobcutter called me himself to tell me. While it's always good to not have a gene that's…
Cancer Tests and the waiting game 25 Mar 201525 Mar 2015 Okay, Tom Petty, you know your stuff. The waiting is the hardest part...at least so far. The initial diagnosis happened so fast. It was Boom! Lump. Boom! Mammogram and ultrasound.…
Cancer Telling a young child about cancer 23 Mar 201523 Mar 2015 What should we tell our five-year-old daughter about my cancer? What is the right thing to say so that she will understand but not be terrified or confused? How much…
Cancer… Suddenly, cancer 16 Mar 20151 Apr 2016 Six days ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Dun dun dunnnnn. How did this happen? Beats me. All I know was that I discovered a lump, waited a month…
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