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  • The best laid plans

    The best laid plans

    I went back to work about two weeks ago. And quickly realized it was too soon. Ouch. I had jumped the gun in my eagerness to act like everything was normal, and that I could be strong. Part of the problem was that my first day back involved a long flight in an uncomfortable plane…

  • The moment when I finally understood (or how I remained calm in the operating room)

    I sat in my wheelchair wearing two hospital gowns – one open to the back and one open to the front like a makeshift robe. Underneath, there were giant, disposable, hospital-provided granny panties and and an ink scribble on my belly, pointing to the location of my tumor. A nurse gave me a cap to…

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