I am carrying this scrap of paper
I have been seeing doctors and nurses and techs since the end of May: one primary care physician, one dermatologist, two radiologists, three oncologists, many nurses and many techs. Also since the end...
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Do I have cancer? I mean, the surgeon scooped out the tumor and got clean margins, and there’s nothing to indicate a spread, so: do I have cancer? I’m still a cancer patient: I start radiation this...
View ArticleI can no longer shop happily
Cancer requires stuff. If you’re getting chemo, then there’s a good chance that you’ll need something for your head: wigs, scarves, hats—something to cover you and keep you warm. Happily, I will not be...
View ArticleI got some groceries, some peanut butter, to last a couple of days
My world, along with everyone else’s, dwindled as COVID spread; with the cancer diagnosis, it tilted. Less than two months ago and I was wondering about fall teaching, how long New York would be shut...
View ArticleTotally screwed up, I think that’s alright
First there was the mammogram, and then the ultrasound. Then the second mammo and ultrasound. Then the ultrasound-guided biopsy. Then the blood tests. Then the MRI. Then more blood tests. Then the...
View ArticleCut it up
Surgery over. It wasn’t bad, all things considered. I got there at 6, was home before 1—and that included the time it took to get my prescription. I mean, last week I had a second biopsy uptown that...
View ArticleYou spin me right around, baby
Nine days to my surgery, and I’m impatient. It helps that I’m teaching this month; it gives me something to concentrate on besides my immediate future. And while I don’t love teaching online, it does...
View ArticleYou may ask yourself, Where does that highway go to?
So I have cancer. Stage 1A breast cancer, to be treated with surgery and radiation, possibly chemo, and long-term hormone treatment. Prognosis is good. ~~~ I was years overdue for my first mammogram,...
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Tracey ‘Quinn’, 1965-2014
She lied. “If you text me, Terri, I’ll text you back.” I laughed as I headed for the door. “I will. If you text me, I’ll text you back.” ~~~ I first met Tracey at my second Big & National...
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From RH Reality Check, Jodi Jacobson notes the case of ‘Amelia’, a 27-year old Nicaraguan pregnant woman and mother with advanced cancer, who has been denied both an abortion and treatment itself. She...
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