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over my head: a yoga/cancer miracle

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Emily

Today’s extraordinary lesson was about coincidence, unspoken connections, the unexpected and letting go. And all of that before 7 AM. Since January, I have been attending a weekly 6 AM core-strengthening yoga class. It’s been revelatory. It’s helped my running; … Continue reading →

Posted in fellow fighters, Life After Cancer, yoga | Tagged ballsiness, banana, bowel movement, Coach Joe, coffee, contact lenses, ego, Facebook, headstand, inversion, over-sleeping, rain, self-consciousness, substitute teacher, survivors, Twitter, unspoken connection, yoga | 4 Comments

chris ward blumer, fallen angel

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Emily

I want to talk about my friend Chris, who died earlier this week. She and I connected early on in my days on Planet Cancer; she was newly diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic colon cancer when I was undergoing treatment … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, fellow fighters, Life After Cancer | Tagged Chicago, Chris Ward Blumer, Cubs, Facebook, fallen angel, Fred the Hot Tranny Mess, Humor, Northwestern, Planet Cancer, stage IV metastatic colon cancer, theater, tumor assassin, Twitter, wine, WineDiva, Wrigleyville | 7 Comments

inarticulate speech of the heart

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Emily

I woke this morning with a singular focus: take a nice long run, hopefully my longest yet, to start the day. For the past two weeks, I have been fighting a losing battle with the cold and dark, and have … Continue reading →

Posted in Death, fellow fighters, Life After Cancer, running | Tagged bonds, connection, Death, Facebook, friendship, heartbroken, inarticulate, Planet Cancer, reunion, social networks, sputtering, whiskey | 5 Comments

equilibrium restored, or brief notes on being a survivor

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Emily

This just in: sometimes, life after cancer completely sucks. I try not to spend a whole lot of time here feeling sorry for myself, or bitching about how hard my life has been since my diagnosis. The truth is, most … Continue reading →

Posted in fellow fighters, Life After Cancer, running | Tagged blackness, children, connection, crying, Facebook, fellow warriors, genetic mutation, GI scopes, husbands, illusory, iPods, isolation, running, shit storm, suffering, support, survivorship | 3 Comments

heroes: roll-call

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Emily

In my own stillness today, it seems right to offer a round-up of a few of the fiercest fighters around me. I often think about this ad-hoc community of young adult survivors that I am so blessed to be a … Continue reading →

Posted in fellow fighters, First Descents, Life After Cancer, Photography | Tagged ALL, blogs, Caring Bridge, determination, Facebook, Fridge, Giggles, grace, heroes, Holly, Imerman Angels, Jennie, marathon, Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, positivity, triathlon | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Death, Film, Life After Cancer, Writing | Tagged acting, Anne, dramatic fodder, Emma Thompson, Facebook, high school, Lynn Redgrave, metastatic ovarian cancer, Northwestern, one-woman show, performance, poetry, tags, theater, WIT | 1 Comment

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

my dog ate my GI cancer risk evaluation forms

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Emily

LATE AFTERNOON (5:15 PM) One of my old friends from high school made a very funny observation the other day on Facebook: “I think people say something is a “perfect storm” when what they really mean is that it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer, Family, Life After Cancer | Tagged 20 foot alien zombie, Facebook, family medical history, forms, genetic testing, GI cancer, Grim Reaper, HNPCC, Paleozoic Era, puppy-dog eyes, shitstorm, survivors, ticking time bomb | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Life After Cancer | Tagged birthday, cancer, Facebook, running | Leave a comment