A C-word journey. Second installment

“It’s just hair. It will grow back.” I’m suffocated by my own silence. I don’t talk to people, mostly text. It feels like using my voice requires too much energy these days. We went to a consultation at Memorial Sloan-Kettering on May 1. The doctor there strongly suggested adding chemo to the follow-up treatment. I … Continue reading A C-word journey. Second installment →

French lilac

A young family

Crabapple trees

A bee putting our rhododendron to good use

First of white lilac

A C-word journey. First impressions

I’ve been having mammograms for a decade and never had any trepidation about it. No family history or known risk factors. January 11th, 2023 pushed the preliminary pause button on my life with a mammogram that required biopsy. January 27th pushed the actual pause button with one sentence: “I’m so sorry, but your biopsy came … Continue reading A C-word journey. First impressions →

Full bloom

First rhododendron blooms

Bridal white: our snow-fountain cherry