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Which Line Will Move Faster? I once managed a lawsuit in North Carolina which necessitated me to be there dozens of times a year. I knew that I was overstaying my welcome in my home away from home when some citizen asked me for directions and I was able to direct him accurately on his […]
MoreProtesting the Westboro Baptist Church with our kids. Students and supporters danced around dressed up as My Little Pony and Unicorns.
MoreYou Are Doing It Wrong A few days ago I was summoned back to the radiation oncology wing by an unfamiliar technician. The tech explained that I would be using a different radiation suite than the one in which I’ve had twenty-one radiation treatments already with a completely different crew. The room was in the exact same […]
MoreOncology Waiting Rooms I had an appointment to talk to my ENT about my sinuses following radiation therapy today. It wasn’t until the receptionist called me up after I sat down in the waiting room for fifteen minutes that I realized I was actually in my dermatologist’s office. Yeah, I feel like I keep pulling boner […]
MoreHalfway through radiation therapy We are half way through radiation, bitches! Even into my third week of treatment, the oddness of the whole experience washes over me every once in a while. Take today, for instance. Only one of my familiar crew was there for my treatment. Four or five other technicians were milling around […]
MoreA Mermaid Tail for Blair Blair has been savagely begging the last week for her one and only wish she’s ever had in her whole entire life that would make her childhood complete. She is dispirit (sic), I say DISPIRIT to get one! How am I going to pull a mermaird (sic) tail out of […]
MoreYou know, I’ve been landlocked for some time now as we try to conserve money. I rather enjoy traveling and that may be the singular thing I miss most about not being employed. Atlanta may not have been my first choice as a destination, but mostly because I like new places and I’ve been to […]
MoreCancer Treatment Superstitions Our radiation captors were down a radiation machine today (apparently it doesn’t just happen to office copiers and fax machines) so I spent more time in the inner waiting room and consequently with fellow radiation inmates today. Guess what? WE ALL HAVE FAVORITE LOCKERS! Vinnie’s lucky locker number is 7. Caroline puts […]
MoreRadiation Therapy Sounds I tried to pay close attention to the sounds from my radiation therapy experience today. Sounds that we all take for granted, but lend themselves to our overall experience. While I’m actually in the radiation theater, there is a distinct white noise that permeates the room. The behemoth radiation machine that reminds me of […]
MoreCancer: For Whom The Bell Tolls So I haven’t told you yet about the bell in the radiation oncology waiting room. It is there for your last radiation treatment. It’s a modest bell on the wall near the exit. I hardly noticed it until a patient came from the back area, and rang it jubilantly […]
MoreHospital Parking Lots Today’s radiation treatment went smoothly except for the parking garage was full. How does that happen? The entire hospital is full? The hospital parking garage is actually one of the worst parts of my whole cancer experience. I’m not normally a road rage sort of person, but there is something about people going […]
MoreI love a well-executed Children’s Birthday Party. The twins turned eight a few days ago (“I forget what eight was for…”) so we were overwhelmed all weekend with birthday festivities. Birthdays do not wait for swollen balls, I’m afraid. Husband, Stephanie (anxious to pay back my bathing suited carcass outing a few weeks back at her daughter’s birthday […]
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