The Ring Came from a Stranger from Heaven
This ring is not much to look at now—a well-worn piece of turquoise costume jewelry, its cheap metal revealing its…
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This ring is not much to look at now—a well-worn piece of turquoise costume jewelry, its cheap metal revealing its…
Continue ReadingCancer is weird. For 3.5 years I looked into the mirror and didn’t recognize the person looking at me. First,…
Continue ReadingWhile I was going through active treatment and recovering from procedures and surgeries, certain moments during the day triggered this…
Continue ReadingMy entire life, I’ve felt much pride and comfort in being a person who was highly organized, a planner, someone…
Continue ReadingTwo years ago in the winter of 2019, I found out I had breast cancer. I was a young new…
Continue ReadingOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Although there are many mamas who have been impacted by breast cancer, there are…
Continue ReadingWhen my mom was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last fall, it was a blow to us all. My mom has…
Continue ReadingDear cancer, Two years ago today, you came into my life when I was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, or…
Continue ReadingDana Dirkes’ life was rocked in July when she was very quickly and surprisingly diagnosed with Large B Cell Lymphoma…
Continue Reading[caption id="attachment_54779" align="alignright" width="237"] nasty, nasty barium[/caption] Almost a month after ringing the bell to signal the end of five…
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