cancerdancer

thoughts on living with cancer

cancerdancer

cancerdancer
Location
Midwest, USA
Birthday
May 20
Bio
At the midpoint of the journey's life I found myself lost in a dark forest with no straight path I could see anywhere. M.L. Rosenthal's translation of Dante's La Commedia Divina Diagnosed with ovarian and bladder cancers, I received an entirely new subject for writing and a challenge to intensify the second half of my life.

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May 18, 2012 09:42PM
“Brava! As a woman with a lifelong weight problem (food is love and love is food was our unspoken mantra when I was a kid), I appreciated your supportiv…”
About: In Defense of Fat People
May 04, 2012 04:57PM
“deep empathy here--I fought friends trying to be helpful, as if I had to prove I wasn't sick, that the chemo didn't affect me. It's hard to be gracious…”
About: Too Many Emotions Today
May 04, 2012 08:39AM
“This is beautiful. As an aging cancer survivor, I think about death and what I will ask of my friends. Thank you for giving me more to think about.”
About: living (and dying) gracefully
May 04, 2012 08:32AM
“Well said! We have killer storms where I live, and get almost annual reminders of our frailty. As you say, it doesn't seem to last very long. Thanks fo…”
About: Four days of darkness
May 04, 2012 08:28AM
“Horrifying. I salute your bravery in writing.”
About: The First Time I Saw Stars
April 25, 2012 07:51AM
“Thanks to all of you for reading and leaving such kind comments. I am glad to be composting this experience and to find it helpful for others.”
About: Springtime in Chemo and Elsewhere
April 22, 2012 06:28PM
“damn i wish i'd written this! Well done! Just this week I was considering a friend who doesn't have a working computer, so isn't on e-mail. We actually…”
About: She Was Slow, But Man Was She Deep!
April 22, 2012 06:21PM
“Ah, there is so little comfort one can offer. You've heard it all, and it doesn't change the reality. All I can say is that soft hats and scarves worke…”
About: Chemo 101
April 14, 2012 08:02AM
“None of us knows how to do cancer. We all find out so much about ourselves, our family, and friends with a diagnosis like this. I know you will find th…”
About: I do not know how to do this, Cancer, not in my plans
April 10, 2012 10:19PM
“How lovely! You're doing more than managing a bookstore--you're dispensing hope along with those books.”
About: Two Little Girls In a Bookstore
April 03, 2012 09:02AM
“Thank you for writing this--it made me smile this morning with memories of my own. Connectivity can be wonderful, but the feel of paper, the smell of i…”
About: In honor of paper
March 30, 2012 07:53PM
“Thanks to all for the kind comments. KC--no, you did not fail your mother, I am sure. It's a fear I suspect many of us have. Also, please remember that…”
About: Of Side Effects and Spring Hats
March 19, 2012 09:18AM
“Thanks for posting these--I miss the ocean so much! It was lovely to see it and the plants.”
About: Misty Shoreline
March 15, 2012 08:44PM
“Thanks for all the kind comments and good wishes. Although this cancer is in remission, there are other issues to deal with, and your support means a g…”
About: Marching Through Chemo
March 14, 2012 08:24AM
“Beautifully written. tears in my eyes. Good for you and for Marty! My denomination (Episcopal) has also been riven by issues of sexuality, lost many go…”
About: Around the Barriers
March 06, 2012 09:15AM
“As always, your writing is strong and offers us hope on the journey. Thank you for sharing this. The comments about slow dying and not having a target…”
About: Pieces of Marty
March 05, 2012 09:05AM
“I love reading your kind and encouraging comments. I need to figure out a way to say this was five years ago and thank God I'm not in the midst of it n…”
About: The Banality of Chemo
March 05, 2012 09:03AM
“I gasped when I read that you lost the motion. Must be a male solidarity thing. Nora Ephron says the way to tell someone they have spinach caught in th…”
About: Asparagus In Her Hair
March 04, 2012 08:07AM
“Michelle, I pray for your courage and some relief. My first therapist told me, If you're giving more than you're getting in a relationship, that's not…”
About: self- pity
March 03, 2012 02:44PM
“jlsathre: I'm sorry that your son-in-law, or anyone, must go through this. The medical folks will get him straightened out. Hopefully, he'll be done qu…”
About: The Banality of Chemo
February 28, 2012 08:00PM
“I regarded 50 as my Jubilee Year, as the Bible refers to the festival when debts were forgiven and land reverted back to the original family. Not that…”
About: Fifty
February 28, 2012 07:45PM
“You are all so thoughtful and encouraging. Reading your comments lifts my spirits. Heidibeth, I wish courage and hope for your mother, and medical care…”
About: Don’t Scare the Newbie
February 24, 2012 08:42PM
“You could also (re)read classics--I went through a P.G. Wodehouse phase in my 20s, driving my roommate nuts with all my laughing on the couch. Not a bi…”
About: How to Pick a Book
February 24, 2012 08:34PM
“Thank you for the lovely images and music--a meditation for a quiet evening.”
About: Japanese Garden Blossoms In Winter's Repose (Photo Essay)
February 24, 2012 10:21AM
“Thanks for writing this so well. I also work at a (different) community college, where some of us are getting pretty cynical about academe's false prom…”
About: When Bootstraps Aren't Enough: the Metrics of Success
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