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Tag Archives: diagnosis
mitt romney steals my baby or, adoption anxiety
My sister-in-law was in for a quick visit this weekend. It was fabulous to see her and finally be able to share parenting stories. For the past eight years, we have watched her raise her own children, always feeling a … Continue reading
Posted in adoption, cancer, politics
Tagged adoptive parent, advanced ovarian cancer, anxiety, balance, caesarian section, diagnosis, fragility, grandparents, Mitt Romney, threats, Twitter
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twice if you’re lucky
Tomorrow morning, bright and early, off I go to the Perleman Center for Advanced Medicine to start my day with a pelvic exam and a CA125. Ah, the joys of life as a stage III ovarian cancer survivor. It’s four … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Life After Cancer, music
Tagged Atlantic City, CA125, check-up, Crowded House, diagnosis, House of Blues, Neil Finn, Perelman Center, prepubescence, remission, Split Enz
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existential crisis
“What, exactly, am I doing?” In recent weeks, this question has been echoing through my mind. A few possible explanations for this existential crisis: summertime. Lately, the heat in Philadelphia has been otherworldly, leaving me wrung out like a dishrag … Continue reading
Posted in Infertility, Life After Cancer, Writing
Tagged American Cancer Society, biking, blog, books, diagnosis, discipline, First Descents, garden, patient memoirs, running, summer, wordpress, Writing
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a courageous front
Yet another day on the cancer roller-coaster, though not quite in the way I might have anticipated. December 1: the diagnosis anniversary is nigh. Thursday, 12/3, is really my own personal D-Day, even though it does not signify the day … Continue reading
Posted in cancer, Life After Cancer, Writing
Tagged Afghanistan, anniversary, cheap red wine, D-Day, diagnosis, fear, isolation, Obama, Pied Piper, recurrence, The Beatles, toilet, whiplash
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thankful
This year, as the Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close, it is essential to stop and actually “give thanks.” It is the eve of the anniversary of my diagnosis. Today is even my “MRI-iversary” – marking the date which, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Life After Cancer
Tagged anniversary, depression, diagnosis, MRI, Oscar, survivor, Thanksgiving, turkey, window boxes
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on becoming a cancer fairy godmother
Last night’s brutal Phillies loss makes Friday seems about a million years ago. Perhaps I should have made an attempt to commit that day’s thoughts to writing earlier, but now – Sunday afternoon, with time further warped due to the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, cancer, Life After Cancer
Tagged cancer, daylight savings, diagnosis, fairy godmother, fear, First Descents, Imerman Angels, Phillies, recurrence, uncertainty, Zen-like, Zoloft
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