Category Archives: Film

the whole story: thoughts inspired by “50/50”

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Emily

I am constantly running up against the thought that it’s time to stop this exercise, that my story is stale.  That it’s time to step aside and let some other young adult with cancer shout to the world – as … Continue reading →

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ghost child

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Emily

This evening as I was leaving work, one of my colleagues, who was my office-mate when my nephew was born six years ago, asked me how he was doing.  Actually, her exact words were, “How’s my man doing?,” and I … Continue reading →

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performing cancer

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Emily

My efforts to explain and unpack my cancer experience have always been narrative, linear.  I try to tell a story – or, lots of little stories – clearly, concisely, and in a way that people can connect with and understand. … Continue reading →

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roll over, play dead

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Emily

Today, not to minimize real weather catastrophes like tsunamis in Indonesia and hurricanes in New Orleans, has been a rain-soaked nightmare in the City of Brotherly Love.  In our house, the day began, as Saturdays often do, with Mike and … 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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