Jane Roper's Blog, page 20
May 18, 2013
Welcome to Cancerland. (It Gets Better)
Since I started writing this blog, and since word of Clio’s diagnosis began spreading among my inner and outer circles of friends, I’ve heard from at least a dozen people whose children have just been diagnosed with leukemia or some other cancer. Some have contacted me just days after the news, in complete shock. For... Read the Rest »
May 10, 2013
Running, Rocking Out and Rallying
When I picked the girls up from school today, Elsa said that I could not look in her backpack, because there was a surprise in there, and she wasn’t going to say what it was, or who it was for, but I couldn’t look, OK?? (OK, sweetie. I won’t.) PROMISE?? (Yes, I promise.) Clio was... Read the Rest »
May 7, 2013
Happy Campers
We had such a nice weekend. We spent it at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford, Connecticut — the camp Paul Newman founded as a place for kids with serious illnesses to get away from their troubles for a while and “raise a little hell.” Growing up in the next Connecticut town... Read the Rest »
April 30, 2013
Refreshed and Renewed
Today is a good day. A day when I’m feeling — yes — refreshed and renewed. It’s 65 degrees and sunny outside. I went for a run this morning. I’ve got lots to do, but not so much that I’m feeling stressed. I’m wearing a spring-y shirt. I’m drinking a tasty au lait. And today... Read the Rest »
April 23, 2013
About last week…
It’s hard to even know where to begin. And I apologize in advance for this long, rambly post — it’s one of those where I’m kind of just getting it all down, not editing or culling much along the way. But so it goes. So I’ll begin with last Sunday. Clio was still inpatient at... Read the Rest »
April 14, 2013
Dispatch from the 6th Floor
Well, we’re still here at Children’s. It will be a week tomorrow (and we’ll almost definitely still be here tomorrow). Fortunately, Clio is feeling a lot better than she was initially. She’s coughing less, and hasn’t had a fever in 36 hours. Yesterday they let Alastair take her outside for a walk (in a wheelchair),... Read the Rest »
April 10, 2013
No Mercy from the Cancer Gods
I had a feeling this was going to happen. Really, it was only a matter of time: First Alastair got sick with a bad cold, about a week ago. Then Elsa caught it — with a fever — last Friday. Then it was my turn. Amazingly, somehow, Clio remained unscathed throughout, and when Monday rolled... Read the Rest »
April 2, 2013
Operation Paperback
So, the paperback of my memoir, Double Time, comes out just shy of a month from now. I’m quite excited about this. But I admit that I haven’t been as gung-ho about it as I probably would be if, you know, one of the stars of the book didn’t have cancer. Clio was diagnosed less... Read the Rest »
March 28, 2013
Helping Cancer Families and Knocking on Wood
I’m very pleased to have a post up today over at the Dana-Farber Insight blog about how to support families dealing with childhood cancer. Take a gander if you’d like. I’m also very pleased that so far things have gone really smoothly over the past week-and-a-half during this CNS cycle we’re in: 4 lumbar punctures... Read the Rest »
March 23, 2013
They Get It
1. Elsa Gets it I was so freakin’ proud of her last week. As you know if you follow my Facebook page (and if you don’t, you should! We have fun there!) we have a fabulous young woman, Katelin, who’s running the Boston Marathon in honor of Clio for the Dana Farber Marathon Challenge. This... Read the Rest »
