Getting a swift perspective change is like stepping on a rake. Somehow, despite the fact that my "jour-ney" is almost over, we are still overwhelmed. Then, we went to two cancer-related events. Seeing tiny kids with bald heads like mine forces all of the air out of my chest at a frightening speed. Seeing other …
A piece of normal
I never thought I'd say this, but I actually look forward to going to meetings and hitting deadlines now. It's what healthy people do. So I met with the communications director of Komen this morning to talk about writing survivor profiles, and it was great. Plus, I got a sneak peak of the "Who Will …
Sometimes you’ve gotta say yes
Livvie got a gift card for Ben & Jerry's for her birthday. Of COURSE she wanted a funnel cone the size of a dunce cap drenched in chocolate and sprinkles. I said YES! That's something my grandmother would have done. I love spoiling the kids once in a while and making dinner "art" with spray …
An emotional toll
Somewhere in shouldering the weight of my cancer, Steven's immune system let him down. Now he's got mono. I told his doctor everything about how, since he was born, he took responsibility for things he shouldn't. How he joined Brian and me in fighting cancer instead of staying a kid bystander. How he stayed so …
Instant beach vacation
In case you were wondering if I was still obsessed with going to Hawaii...why yes. Yes I am. Now my plan is to score a speaking gig there so we can physically go. But it seems like we can't plan anything without messing up the radiation schedule. In the meantime, my friend Sharon made me …
Decision 2013
Up until now, treatment for this whole cancer thing has been direct. No getting out of chemo. Definitely surgery. But radiation caused screeching tires and emergency stops. There has been no clear answer whether I should do it or not. Today a group of national radiology/oncology experts looked at my case and voted YES for …
The day that got away
Some days, you write down a to do list for yourself and have an idea how things might go. Then, the shopping cart with the trick wheel careens out of control. Yeah, that was my day. Possible bleeding in one breast that's swollen horizontally like a loaf of bread. I waited for a couple of …
Thanks to Amy Lang for holding me to it
Amy Lang is the founder of Birds + Bees + Kids and creator of MamaCon, a weekend conference for everything mom-related. She had me on her schedule to perform "Honey, I Shrunk My Libido" this weekend in Seattle. So when I told her I had cancer in November, I wasn't sure I could make it. …
MamaCon, here I come!
Heading to Seattle tomorrow morning to perform "Honey, I Shrunk My Libido" Saturday night at MamaCon, a weekend dedicated to all mom stuff from seminar to spa. I haven't been on stage for almost a year since cancer hit. I'm nervous. Making fun of sex is my favorite, so I'm planning on turning frustration at …
Watch the story
http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/playlist/6399/4059598?title=breast_health Yesterday, my friend Sari and I talked to KOIN 6 about our concerns that five moms at Abernethy Elementary have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Sure, age is a factor. But other schools around us are not reporting that a group of moms has cancer. Could this be cluster or coincidence?
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