Monthly Archives: March 2010

does my cancer offend you? tough s*&#!

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Emily

I generally don’t spend much time reading random comments from anonymous folks on the Internet – in response to blogs, news bits, whatever – but today, I took a peek over at my ovarian sister Donna Trussell‘s latest cartoon, and … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, Humor, politics | Tagged accessories, bald, bandana, bar exam, big chunky earrings, cartoon, dignity, Donna Trussell, genetic mutation, grocery shopping, health care reform, HNPCC, makeup, Obama, Phillies games, public appearance, semi-literate, style, sympathy | 6 Comments

dear nurse sarah (and co.): thank you for saving my life

Posted on March 23, 2010 by admin

Before I am completely buried under the growing piles of boxes that surround me, before tomorrow comes along and sweeps me up in one work drama or another, I need to take a minute and offer some thoughts on yesterday’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Life After Cancer | Tagged CA125, Cancerland, caregivers, checkup, Christina Chu, CT scan, gyn-onc, HNPCC, neuropathy, nostalgia, running, Sarah, Silverstein Seven, South Jersey, thank you, treatment team | 6 Comments

possibility and promise

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Emily

Yesterday, I spent a little time in the garden, pulling out the remaining dead growth from last year. Although I will no longer be tending this garden, I wanted to make sure that all of the living things that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Life After Cancer, running | Tagged 5K, bald, check-up, dog park, fat, gardening, Haddonfield, haven, oasis, personal best, possibility, promise | Leave a comment

the lynch syndrome, with apologies

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Emily

Some things are just plain unexpected. Or are they? Yesterday, when the rain-soaked mail fell through the slot in the front door, I discovered a thin envelope from Penn GI Genetics – far too thin to be the packet of … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, Life After Cancer | Tagged apology, compassion, HNPCC, humanity, Lynch Syndrome, Matt Damon, Penn GI Genetics | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Film, Life After Cancer, Philadelphia | Tagged basement, boxes, Dark Water, dog food, dry cleaning, flood, gas can, gridlock, hurricane, Jennifer Connelly, packing, Rowhouse Red, tape gun, tsunami | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Family, Life After Cancer | Tagged ALL, Baseball, Cancerland, fear, floods, gardening, genetic testing, Hamlet, HNPCC, Jazzfest, lymphoma, New Orleans, peril, phlebotomist, RIGHT NOW! box, running, strike three, Utah | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Family, Life After Cancer | Tagged fight, Germini, husband, Joni Mitchell, law school, love, Mike, partner, rebuilding, strength, support | 6 Comments