Author Archives: Emily

the RIGHT NOW! box

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Emily

Last month, I visited the genetic counseling folks at Penn’s GI Practice.  I sat with a GI doctor, a genetics counselor, a genetics intern, and some other unidentified young physician.  Before I met with the lead doctor, the intern was … Continue reading →

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meet mike (he rocks)

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Emily

Some of you good folks who take the time to read my ramblings here know my husband, Mike.  Some of you don’t.  Regardless, it’s time to take a minute and tell the world why my husband is so amazing, and … Continue reading →

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power trio (a brief ode to therapy)

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Emily

It’s just after nine PM on a school night, and on a normal evening, I would be headed for bed in a few minutes  – my early bedtimes a holdover from my treatment days.  But this is not a normal … Continue reading →

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love train

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Emily

Did my last post come across as, well, homicidal?  I didn’t mean for it to.  I’m peace-loving, really.  To clarify, the only machine gun I would ever wield is one loaded with words; language is my best defense, my greatest … Continue reading →

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on the clock, out of my mind

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Emily

Another day, another installment of cosmic absurdity.  A favorite expression of incredulity among some of my colleagues lately is to say, simply, with a little cock of the head, “REALLY?”  That about sums up how I am feeling today. Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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every picture tells a story: first descents, revisited

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Emily

Christmas came a little late today, in the form of over a hundred highly secret, much- anticipated photos from First Descents in Jackson, Wyoming.  Dear Hollywood, out there on the Left Coast, tormented us all last fall, refusing to share … Continue reading →

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(cancer) flash forward; (cancer) flash back

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Emily

On days when I am due for a check-up with my oncologist or some other cancer-related appointment, I have been known to do things like forget to pack my yoga pants for my acupuncture appointment after work. Yesterday, after getting … Continue reading →

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shine on

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Emily

When my husband and I moved into the house we have been renting for the last three and a half years, our heads promptly filled with visions of the happy life we would live here, even the family we would … Continue reading →

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running doesn’t cure cancer (but i’m going to run anyway)

Posted on February 2, 2010 by Emily

When cancer struck, I went from being fit and active (not obsessively so, but I biked with enthusiasm and hit the gym three or four times a week) to being completely inert.  Not just inert, but sliced, diced, poured out … Continue reading →

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’til death do them part (or, john edwards is an asshole)

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Emily

I can’t stop thinking about Elizabeth Edwards.  But first, a confession. There was a time, many moons ago, when I actually thought John Edwards might make a half-decent President.  I think I even voted for him in the ’04 Democratic … Continue reading →

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