Not again An Unfaithful Body and A Change of SceneryMy body is cheating on me again, or so my doctor suspects. Harmless flirtation, she says. Just being friendly, she tells me. And I sooooo…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
What page are we on??? The Unbearable Lightness of BeingInterval healing. That’s what my scans revealed. I’m still trying to figure out what it is or maybe where it is. Somewhere between not where…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
Are You Kidding Me???? From Patient to Profit CenterTurns out CVS Caremark has found a cure for cancer: induce a heart attack so there’s no fear of succumbing to the deadly disease. This…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
don't laugh Ibrance RomanceAS GOOD AS IT FEELS, LIFE’S ABOUT TO CHANGE AGAIN An oversized brown box arrives on the front porch. Inside is a plastic bag. Inside…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
This Merry-Go-Round Doesn't Have a Brass Ring You Can’t Go Home AgainAs hard as I try, I can’t go back to who I was. There’s nothing like a bad haircut to remind me of that. I’ve…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
Pain No Gain Another Call of DutyI’ve spent the day writing apology emails to the people I blew off this week after being called up for active duty as a Breast…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
admiring the viewcancer Hope, the Ship We Sail UponHope. That’s really what this blog is meant to be about. I think sometimes I forget that as I struggle day-to-day with the newness of…Liz JohnsonJanuary 20, 2020
cancerNot who I was and not who I am going to be Not who I was and not who I am going to beLiz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
cancerwhen you get to the moon turn right Cancer Moonshot? What the heck does it mean?My cell phone pinged all day yesterday with texts from cancer organizations I’ve supported alerting me to tune in to the Cancer Moonshot Summit. I…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
he's just a man behind the curtain Knowing how the story ends doesn’t untie the knot in my stomachThis is a story that starts with an ending. The one I’ve chosen is that I will prevail, cancer will not defeat me. That’s the…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
between a what if rock and a no answers hard placecancer The Magic 8-Ball AnswerAm I the only one who had a Magic 8-Ball whose only answer was “Future unclear, Try again later?” At least that’s the only one…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
cancerFile Under Who Knew I Had That Long To Live Who knew I had that long to liveLiz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
Are we there yet??? Fourth and goal and in need of a winIt’s early September, the beginning of the final quarter of the year, and I’m looking at where I am in accomplishing my goals. This year’s…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
Blazing a new trail The things you can’t explainI’ve just come from the doctors office where my blood test results have broken triple digits (they’re in the low 100s). To put it in…Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
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