Author Archives: Emily

widening the embrace

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Emily

I have never thought of myself as having an addictive personality.  In general, I can moderate my intake of things that are bad for me (ice cream, alcohol, television), and can avoid becoming obsessed with things that are good for … Continue reading →

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tongue-tied

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Emily

First Descents took me well outside of my comfort zone – as advertised – in ways that I expected (physically, socially), but this feeling that I have been left at a loss for words is definitely not something I anticipated. … Continue reading →

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First Descents: Stills

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Emily

Still shots from First Descents, Jackson, WY.

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sliced and diced

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Emily

Every so often, usually when I am falling asleep, waking up, or lying on the table getting acupuncture, half-conscious, I am gripped by a feeling of pure, unadulterated incredulity about the fact of my cancer.  More specifically, I think about … Continue reading →

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cognitive dissonance

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Emily

This is not the time to do this, but I need to start at least.  I am fried after this weekend, spent with two new friends – a wonderful young couple – from cancerland.  A whirlwind, a welcoming.  Apparently I … Continue reading →

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serious (or funny?) as cancer

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Emily

Is cancer funny?  Let’s see:  I’m funny, and I had cancer.  By the transitive property, does that make cancer funny?  Not quite sure. This question has been on my mind a lot in recent days, after seeing Judd Apatow’s sweet, … Continue reading →

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happy birthday to me

Posted on August 16, 2009 by Emily

Birthdays, like most things, feel a bit different after cancer.  Before cancer, I was sometimes subject to a phenomenon my husband and I refer to as the “birthday blues.”  This could take many forms, usually involving a thought pattern that … Continue reading →

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Bay Head Pics

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Emily

In spite of all my griping and illin’ on Day One (see last post), it ended up being a lovely time in Bay Head with the family.  And of course it was an extra-special treat to get to share an … Continue reading →

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down the shore everything’s all right (or is it?)

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Emily

I had been looking forward to this little jaunt to the Jersey shore with my nuclear family for several months, knowing that it would be my only real vacation of the summer (save for an upcoming First Descents rock-climbing outing … Continue reading →

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turn, and face the strange

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Emily

NOTE:  This post will also be showing up soon at Everything Changes. Somewhere in Cyber-space, a fellow inductee into the world of early menopause said, “Menopause does not mean you suddenly develop an irresistible impulse to start shopping at Chico’s.” … Continue reading →

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