Archive For February, 2011

Not Well.

By | February 27, 2011

I hardly have an ounce left in me to type, but I feel as though I should explain how this is going. Not well. It is happening. Exactly like they said it would. I would be sick. And then I would be sicker. And the good days would grow shorter and the bad days would [...]

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With a Little Grace

By | February 13, 2011

You drive your shoulder in, and you fight. No matter the cost. You don’t need words. You don’t need anyone else to acknowledge the battle. It is yours alone. And you do it. You do it.

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The Hair Up There

By | February 10, 2011

Today I realized that I shaved my legs a few days ago and it hasn’t grown back. When I had a little V8 moment about how great this was, I brought my hand back down off my head… with a fist full of hair. Oye. I mean, no eyebrow plucking, no lip waxing, no shaving [...]

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That is Gonna Leave a Mark…

By | February 3, 2011

I caught a glimpse of it this morning in the mirror and startled myself. An instinctive brush to the chest to get it off me only resulted in a very distinctive reminder that (fuuuuhhhh!) it isn’t going anywhere. My chest port is in and it’s staying in for a while. Maybe the best reaction to [...]

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