cancerdancer
thoughts on living with cancer
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.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Joy—and Survivor’s Guilt
May 18, 2012 10:47AM - Prelude to Normal
May 13, 2012 08:37PM - Getting a B in Chemo
May 02, 2012 09:41AM - Springtime in Chemo and
Elsewhere
April 22, 2012 06:13PM - Saying It Out Loud
April 10, 2012 10:16PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Brava! As a woman with a
lifelong weight problem (food
is
love and love is food
w…”
May 18, 2012 09:42PM - “deep empathy here--I
fought friends trying to be
helpful, as
if I had to prove
I…”
May 04, 2012 04:57PM - “This is beautiful. As an
aging cancer survivor, I think
about
death and what I
wi…”
May 04, 2012 08:39AM - “Well said! We have
killer storms where I live,
and get almost
annual
reminders of…”
May 04, 2012 08:32AM - “Horrifying. I salute
your bravery in
writing.”
May 04, 2012 08:28AM
Cancerdancer's Links
- Editor’s Pick
- 1863 Views
- 16 Comments
How to Spend a Day in Chemotherapy
NOVEMBER 9, 2011 11:43AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1156 Views
- 15 Comments
Put on a Happy Face
JANUARY 19, 2012 8:21PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 3077 Views
- 13 Comments
Chemo makes your eyeballs swell
JANUARY 27, 2012 10:31AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1387 Views
- 11 Comments
Don’t Scare the Newbie
FEBRUARY 23, 2012 10:13PM EST
- 262 Views
- 9 Comments
Joy—and Survivor’s Guilt
MAY 18, 2012 10:47AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1434 Views
- 12 Comments
The Banality of Chemo
MARCH 2, 2012 10:49AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1769 Views
- 16 Comments
Getting the Diagnosis
DECEMBER 2, 2011 10:16AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 571 Views
- 8 Comments
Of Side Effects and Spring Hats
MARCH 22, 2012 8:44PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 593 Views
- 9 Comments
Springtime in Chemo and Elsewhere
APRIL 22, 2012 6:13PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1367 Views
- 8 Comments
Maiden Voyage of the Space Ship Chemo
FEBRUARY 3, 2012 10:48AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1240 Views
- 8 Comments
Marching Through Chemo
MARCH 14, 2012 8:16AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 1317 Views
- 8 Comments
My Month of Denial
JANUARY 2, 2012 11:00AM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 1073 Views
- 6 Comments
My Albatross
APRIL 2, 2012 10:38AM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 471 Views
- 4 Comments
Saying It Out Loud
APRIL 10, 2012 10:16PM EDT
- Editor’s Pick
- 419 Views
- 6 Comments
Getting a B in Chemo
MAY 2, 2012 9:41AM EDT
- 139 Views
- 2 Comments
Prelude to Normal
MAY 13, 2012 8:37PM EDT
- 365 Views
- 2 Comments
Being Watched
NOVEMBER 4, 2011 3:24PM EDT
- 657 Views
- 2 Comments
Arrival at Port
JANUARY 8, 2012 3:14PM EST
- 306 Views
- 1 Comments
Cancerdancer
OCTOBER 21, 2011 2:47PM EDT
- 596 Views
- 3 Comments
Telling It
DECEMBER 26, 2011 8:56PM EST
- Editor’s Pick
- 907 Views
- 2 Comments
My Funny Valentine
FEBRUARY 13, 2012 7:35PM EST
- 500 Views
- 2 Comments
Finding the “New Normal”
NOVEMBER 23, 2011 6:26PM EST
- 377 Views
- 1 Comments
The Week of Breast Cancer
DECEMBER 8, 2011 8:29PM EST
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