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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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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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You 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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You 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...

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Cut 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...

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Totally 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...

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I 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...

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I 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...

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Hardly a quiver in the dirt

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...

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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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