Left and Right
The chemotherapy I had after my molar pregnancy was given by injection. Every week for eight weeks, I had a shot in my left and right buttocks. Every week. Left and right. The left side never hurt,...
View ArticleBad Words (A List!)
I’m having a thyroid biopsy in about three hours. It’s my second one. The first one came back non-diagnostic, or in other words, result-less, which makes me want to say a bunch of bad words one after...
View ArticleIt’s My Birthday
A while back, Riley and I had a priceless conversation in the car. It was so hilarious that he occasionally likes to repeat it like it’s a one-act play. It goes like this: Riley: Can I help you...
View ArticleCircus (And A Giveaway!)
Perhaps you’ve heard the term Thanksgivukkah? Or Christmukkah? How about Thanksgivukkahbirthmas? Yeah, this time of year, we have Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Dylan’s birthday, and Christmas. When I was...
View ArticleDay Fourteen
Day fourteen was the day I cracked. Various friends asked, “How are you holding up?” “Good,” I said. “I’m okay,” I said. “I’m in the home stretch,” I said. Not really good, I thought. Not really...
View ArticleMonday Morning Memories
It’s been ten years since my molar pregnancy. I hold on to so many memories of that harrowing experience, but the one thing I’ll never forget, or let go of, is the ghastly sensation that there was...
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