Jane Roper's Blog, page 22
February 3, 2013
Mama Grizzly
First, let’s get this straight: I am not a fan of Sarah Palin. In fact, I disagree with pretty much everything that comes out of her mouth. And I scorn her garbled syntax! But on Thursday, as I escorted a tired Clio from the Jimmy Fund Clinic out through the halls of Dana-Farber and down... Read the Rest »
January 29, 2013
Let Us Now Praise Dana Farber
I know that a few weeks ago I gently lamented the excess of toys and other goodies that came our way from the good folks at the Jimmy Fund Clinic in December. But I want to take a few moments now to praise the awesomeness of Dana Farber / the Jimmy Fund Clinic / Children’s... Read the Rest »
January 15, 2013
The Only Way Out is Through
Well, it’s been a crappy week here in our little corner of Cancerland. Nothing dire, no hospitalization, no emergencies. Clio has just felt really, really sick on account of the many poisons being put into her body. (Feel free to skim the next few paragraphs of chemo jargon if you like. Summary: lots and lots... Read the Rest »
January 5, 2013
Our Bear with No Hair
Gosh, I just realized I never actually wrote (except a brief Facebook post) about Clio’s hair / lack thereof. Nurses and doctors (and we!) have been amazed all along that Clio wasn’t losing more of her hair, more quickly. It was thinning for sure, but until recently she had enough that we could manage a... Read the Rest »
January 3, 2013
(Just a tiny bit) too much of a good thing
Hope everybody had happy and relaxing holidays. We definitely did, in spite of the fact that I felt a little bit haunted by the events of Newtown in quiet moments, and in spite of the fact that Clio felt pretty lousy on Christmas and the day or two afterward on account of the “pulse” of... Read the Rest »
December 18, 2012
They Didn’t Have a Chance
You know the world is topsy turvy when, on a Monday morning, you find it more heart-wrenching to send your child off to kindergarten than to bring her twin sister to a pediatric cancer clinic for chemotherapy. Like mothers across the nation, I am absolutely heartbroken over what happened in Newtown on Friday. The fact... Read the Rest »
December 10, 2012
The Next Big Thing
My author friend (in a virtual sense) Bill Torgerson recently invited me to share answers to some questions about the “next big thing” I’m working on from a writing standpoint. (As opposed to the next big thing I’m working on from a personal standpoint, namely getting my kid through and far, far away from cancer.)... Read the Rest »
December 3, 2012
It’s Hard Out Here for a “Sib”
This blog post is brought to you courtesy of Facebook — more specifically those of you who offered up suggestions for a topic over on my Facebook page. I was feeling a touch of blogger’s-block, and asked for topics. And you delivered! I may touch on a few of those topics over the next few... Read the Rest »
November 26, 2012
Believe in Equal Marriage? You’ve been duped.
I’ve got a piece over at The Nervous Breakdown today about how I was schooled by an anonymous motorist on the basis of my moral beliefs. While taking Clio to the Jimmy Fund clinic, no less. (Always nice to be condemned for one’s convictions while driving one’s child to a day of chemo.) Here’s a... Read the Rest »
November 20, 2012
School / Books
1. School I’m thrilled to announce that Clio is going to school!! Woo hoo! Her doctors at Dana Farber told us that as long as she’s feeling up to it, and as long as there aren’t any known outbreaks of flu or strep throat or anything like that going around the school, then she’s good... Read the Rest »
