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Archive for June, 2008
Turning our situation into an opportunity for creative writing…
Posted in Uncategorized on June 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Password
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The password for the protected post is my normal password. If you’re someone who knows my normal password, you’re someone I’m okay with reading the post right now. I may un-protect it later, but the nature of a blog where I’m struggling with my twin’s cancer makes some of the posts a bit more personal.
Cancer is a funny creature
Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Johnna’s MRI showed that the tumor isn’t growing. But it also showed that it hasn’t changed. At all.
It’s funny how everyone can still be somewhat optimistic when, half-way through treatment we’re no better off than we were months ago. I’m not doing so well at being so optimistic.
And with that, I think I’ve been withdrawing, and [...]
Not working?
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Before Johnna was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma, I never even knew such a thing existed. It’s a pretty rare cancer and sarcomas in general are under-researched, under-funded, and patients and doctors are fairly under-educated on the specifics.
According to the National Cancer Institute, synovial sarcomas account for 500-1,000 of the 10,000 sarcoma cases diagnosed every year. Contrast [...]
Struggling with Sarcoma
Posted in Uncategorized on June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In April, 2008 my identical twin sister was diagnosed with aggressive, stage III synovial sarcoma. This is my thoughts and insights as she and my family struggle with the disease that hit us like a train and took us all by surprise.
