Jane Roper's Blog, page 19
July 22, 2013
Miracle Cures & Conspiracy Theories
Back in October, when one of the kinds of chemo Clio was taking caused her to have a seizure, I remember a conversation with our oncologist about what happened, and next steps. This is a guy who is one of the world’s foremost experts on childhood leukemia, who dedicates his professional life to researching better... Read the Rest »
July 16, 2013
What Will They Remember?
The other day I was trying — really trying — to try to remember kindergarten. I didn’t come up with much: a vague sense of the layout of the kindergarten classroom (for some reason I’m pretty good at remembering spaces), the face of my kindergarten teacher Mrs. McCarthy, her giving us some stickers once... Read the Rest »
July 8, 2013
A Return to Normal
OK, that’s not exactly an accurate title for this post. We are nowhere near a return to the “normal” of our lives pre-cancer. But compared to where we were a year ago and even a few months ago, things are feeling a bit more like business as usual. Case(s) in point: 1. This year, both... Read the Rest »
June 29, 2013
Cancerversary
One year ago today, I brought Clio to the ER of our local hospital with a fever of 104.5. Several hours later, we found ourselves at a hospital in downtown Boston, being told that it was 99% certain she had leukemia. As I posted a few weeks ago, it’s been difficult looking back at this... Read the Rest »
June 26, 2013
Empowered & Helpless
1. Empowered For a long time, Clio has stated her desire and intention to be a professional musician, just like her dad. Actually, as far as she’s concerned, she is a professional musician. And she has always loved rocking out in the privacy of her own home. Observe: (Taken a little over a year ago.... Read the Rest »
June 17, 2013
Cancer Perk! An Afternoon at Fenway
I won’t lie to you. There are some pretty sweet perks that come with having a kid with cancer. On Saturday, we got to go to Fantasy Day at Fenway Park with the gals. It’s an event to benefit the Jimmy Fund where people can pay to go behind the scenes at Fenway and bat... Read the Rest »
June 11, 2013
Ye Olde Blog Archives
Every so often, people ask me if there’s a way to go back and read my old blog posts from my blog Baby Squared on Babble, where I blogged from mid-2007 (when my girls were 6 months old) through Summer 2012 (when they were 5-1/2 and, you know, we got cancer and all.) And the... Read the Rest »
June 7, 2013
Am I bringing you down?
As you may have noticed, I’m pretty open when it comes to talking about the fact that my daughter has cancer, and don’t hesitate to share some of the specifics. This is true offline as well as online. But I’ve also learned to make judicious choices about if and when to drop the “C-bomb” on... Read the Rest »
May 30, 2013
This Time Last Year
It’s hard not to play the “this time last year…” game when there’s been a big change in your life. I remember doing it when my girls were a few months old: This time last year, I didn’t have kids yet! And a year after the several-months’ trip I took to South America when I... Read the Rest »
May 26, 2013
Tell Me All Your Thoughts on God
Sorry, now I’ve got that song in your head. That is, if you listened to the radio in the 90s. I had a good talk with our church’s minister a couple of weeks ago. She’s reached out to me a few times since Clio got sick last year, and I never managed to make it... Read the Rest »
