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
Am 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
It’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
I’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
I made the call. That was the first step. No one answered, of course. So I called again today. And now that I’m beyond the…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
I’m standing under the street light on the corner of Win and Win. I’m sure it casts a shadow behind me, but today I choose…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
My cancer has gone the way of the Syrian government and declared an end to the cease-fire. I got a call early yesterday morning from…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
How do you kill a ghost? That’s what’s circulating on the desert-like plains of my bones. A dark shadow. A deadly whisper. Of course, we’ve…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
My ancestors came over on the Mayflower. I’m sure there were days on that boat when there was no wind, maybe even weeks, and they…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
It’s a new year, new eyes and a fresh start. Last week I had my first appointment at Memorial Sloan Kettering, one of the country’s…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
Dear Cancer: Today I ask you to be your bold, defiant self. To be virulent, naked, unabashed. To stand up to the acidic forces that…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
So there comes a time in this journey where all the battles I can fight are fought. Where all the calls that have to be…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
Probably the hardest thing for me to embrace about my situation is the lack of answers. My doctor can’t tell me if a med she’s…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
We all know that exercise, diet and getting enough sleep are the cornerstone of good health. And now I add another: Activism. In the fall,…
Liz JohnsonJanuary 19, 2020
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