“What’s your book about?” is the first question I am asked when I tell a mother in my daughter’s nursery school class that I am writing a book. Eeeesh. It is a totally fair question…
read moreFirst off – let me address the issue of me being neither famous nor infamous. You’re right. I’m neither. I’m just a person who had fertility issues – then one cancer diagnosis – then another,…
read moreI did not ask for a memoir. When I sat down to write The Cancer Channel, where I started was with a handbook. A primer. A travel guide of sorts for those on a cancer…
read moreI am struggling to find time to write. I know I am not alone. I regularly receive journal entries from people posting on Medium who are struggling to write and who share the various devices…
read moreFirst, let me say how sorry I am that you are dealing with a cancer diagnosis. In my book I try to be honest about the tough moments and funny about the awkward moments of…
read moreShow up. Check in. Call / write / text / show up in person. What your loved one needs most right now is to know she is loved and has supporters surrounding her. In the…
read moreNo patience for advocates Dad’s trips to the doctors were increasing and getting more complicated. I was having trouble keeping track of all of them - and their guidance - and from our conversations, it…
read more1. "You Got This" Why: Because I don’t feel like I got this. Cancer is scary, unpredictable, and when you tell me you got this, it makes me feel like getting better all rests on…
read moreI figured, after talking about what it was like to write and publish a memoir, you’d appreciate seeing a sample of the book. OK, not really. This is one of the sections of the book…
read moreAt the beginning of every new year, like everyone else, I pause and wonder if I should be setting resolutions. While it is the traditional time to set your intentions, since my cancer diagnoses I’ve…
read more…said no one ever? But I had an epiphany during the pandemic. It was the beginning of year two and I had just left a start up where I had been COO. I loved the…
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