Scanxiety
“Scanxiety,” a coinage not of my making (I wish!) but that makes the point efficiently, is
Partial Remission
After the last appointment (June 2016), my oncologist doubled the time between scans to once every
Is Waiting Also Living?
We wait in our chairs to hear our name called. Some in wheel chairs, Others with
Chemo Brain
Most define it as a decrease in mental “sharpness”—being unable to remember certain things and having
Infusion for Two
Last week my friend Aiobheann Sweeney and I discovered we were having an infusion (a k
The Compliment
When friends learn you are in treatment for cancer, naturally they prefer not to believe it.
How Are You?
Bobby Baker’s spectacular Diary Drawings focus on her struggles with mental illness, notably borderline personality disorders.
To Tell. Not to Tell
It’s hard to tell people that you have cancer. No one knows what to say and