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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 »
November 14, 2012
Hurricane in the Brain, Part 2
Hello! I’m back — with the shocking, appalling and at times downright absurd sequel to my tale of the worst week ever. But before I get into that, I just want to thank you for the many wonderful, kind and comforting responses to my post about Clio’s seizure. Writing that post, and feeling your support,... Read the Rest »
November 5, 2012
Hurricanes in the Brain – Part I
This past week has completely, totally sucked. I’m sorry; I don’t have any more eloquent or insightful way to put it. Really, it has been awful. And not because we lost power or our house was flooded or destroyed — and my heart goes out to those for whom this was the case, truly; For... Read the Rest »
October 23, 2012
One Down, Three to Go
Well, THAT was easy! Clio’s first course of high-dose, intravenous methotrexate (does it get you hot when I throw around names of chemotherapies?) was a roaring success. Or, for you regular readers, a cute little mouse. We went in to the Jimmy Fund Clinic on Friday morning where Clio got a lumbar puncture for intrathecal... Read the Rest »
October 17, 2012
In Which I Chop off My Hair
Well, we’re still here at home. Clio’s numbers still weren’t high enough to start her next round of chemo, but we’re going to test again tomorrow and possibly go in on Friday. Or maybe it’ll end up being next week. Who the hell knows! It’s completely beyond our control. Speaking of things being beyond our... Read the Rest »
October 15, 2012
Going for Gold in Pinktober
So, first a quick update: Remember that shadow on the wall that might have been either a teensy weensy mouse or a big, badass rat? Well, it turned out to be….neither! Who knows? Clio’s white blood cell counts last week were too low — a normal, though quite delayed reaction to the last round of... Read the Rest »
