Cancer

I Found Out I Almost Died Two Weeks After It Happened

Hello and welcome back my dear readers. Six weeks of my life are a blur, a challenging state for someone like me who finds detail essential and empowering. I’m always looking for deets. The day I was admitted to the hospital my partner left for Israel to work in the...

The Shoemaker Walks Barefoot

You never want to be the roommate that is always home. That would be me right now.  For the first time in decades, I don’t have a carry-on suitcase in my bedroom awaiting the next spontaneous trip. Occasionally I feel a pang of FOMO (damn social media).  Everyone...

No one Knows I Have Cancer Unless I Tell Them

In a matter of months I will look more like other cancer patients than like my own family. I have always been amazed by the capabilities of the human body, its ability to navigate us through life. I have taken care of my body by staying active and eating nutritious...
The Shoemaker Walks Barefoot

The Shoemaker Walks Barefoot

You never want to be the roommate that is always home. That would be me right now.  For the first time in decades, I don’t have a carry-on suitcase in my bedroom awaiting the next spontaneous trip. Occasionally I feel a pang of FOMO (damn social media).  Everyone...

No one Knows I Have Cancer Unless I Tell Them

No one Knows I Have Cancer Unless I Tell Them

In a matter of months I will look more like other cancer patients than like my own family. I have always been amazed by the capabilities of the human body, its ability to navigate us through life. I have taken care of my body by staying active and eating nutritious...