What Slowed Down
I noticed it before he did, I think, though neither of us said anything at the time. We were having coffee at his kitchen table, the way we did most Saturdays, and I watched his…
Fertility Questions Before Cancer Treatment Starts
What if the cancer treatment that could save your life also changes the family you hoped to have one day? A diagnosis can make the future feel far away, but fertility decisions often have to…
The Road I Did Not Choose, and Why I Am Thankful I Stayed On It
I have multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer. I do not think I should feel proud of that. I am not sure pride and cancer belong in the same sentence. Cancer came without warning. At…
The Unwritten Morning
Have you ever woken up to a new day and really wondered what it held? Not a passing thought, but a real reckoning with the next few hours. When you live with a chronic illness,…
The Country Called Normal
Do something difficult. Close your eyes and go back to before. Not last week. Not last year. Before that. Go back to when you woke up in the morning and didn’t think about your inventory.…
