Monthly Archives: January 2010

’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 →

Posted in cancer, politics | Tagged Andrew Young, cancer partners, Elizabeth Edwards, first-class asshole, Janet Maslin, John Edwards, memoir, poverty, President of the United States, Raleigh, Saving Graces, U.S. Senate | 4 Comments

all in a day’s work

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Emily

Today, the somewhat complicated relationship I have always had with my job got that much trickier. Know, first of all, that I work in an office populated almost entirely with women – mostly young women of child-bearing age – and … Continue reading →

Posted in adoption, Life After Cancer, Work | Tagged abuse, adoption, aggravated assault, barren, fertility, neglect, pregnant co-workers, reproductive organs | 2 Comments

magical/irrational (CT scan eve)

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Emily

Tomorrow morning, when I enter the radiology suite at Pennsylvania Hospital, my passport to cancer-land will be stamped yet again. It’s time for my second CT scan. The first was over the summer, when I was still a little rough … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, Life After Cancer | Tagged anxiety, barium, contrast, control, CT scan, hoo-hoo, irrational thinking, magical thinking, Matt Lauer, Neil Gaiman, Pennsylvania Hospital, referrals, Sandra Bullock, Spruce Street, sweat, The New Yorker | 3 Comments

getting over certainty

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Emily

It feels like an eternity since I sat down to do this. What does that mean, I wonder? That cancer and its aftermath are finally taking a backseat to other things? That seems implausible. For regardless of what is in … Continue reading →

Posted in Life After Cancer, New Orleans | Tagged brain tumor, cancer fairy godmother, certainty, cheerleader, Dave Eggers, Facebook, high school, Hurricane Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, rehabilitation, trauma, Zeitoun | Leave a comment

simplicity: holidays 2009

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Emily

The holiday season is finally over. That seemingly endless stretch starting with Thanksgiving and ending with New Year’s has come and gone, and here I sit, wearing my favorite fleece pants and my re-imagined fuzzy purple cancer socks, listening to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Life After Cancer | Tagged Central Park, Christmas, cooking, dogs, Double-Oh-Seven, First Descents, fleece pants, fuzzy purple cancer socks, Jose Cuervo Tradicional, kitchen dance party, lasagna, Legos, Magna-tiles, New Year's Eve, New York, Oscar, St. Lucia, The Clash, WineDiva | 2 Comments

Monthly Archives: January 2010

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

all in a day’s work

magical/irrational (CT scan eve)

getting over certainty

simplicity: holidays 2009

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