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Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole
Dear Cancer, I will not pretend I will not put on a smile I will not say I’m all right for you When all I wanted was to be good To do everything in truth To do everything in truth … Continue reading
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Today is a year since I found the lump in my breast. I have spent all day not knowing how I feel, or how I should. Reflective? Celebratory? Self-congratulatory? Sick? Manic? Melancholy? A year ago. He found the lump; we … Continue reading
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Chesnutt’s Consummation.
I discovered Vic Chesnutt on the drive home from my BRCA test results [full story in this post from 12/02/09 ], drawn to his beautiful song about death, “Flirted With You All My Life.” Remember how I was so taken with the line, ”Oh … Continue reading
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Results are in
& I do NOT have a BRCA mutation. Which is, yes, good news. Who wants to take me out for a martini? But my sense of emotional relief is tempered by the rational knowledge that this relief is largely artificial and unfounded, since I’ve already had f-ing cancer, … Continue reading
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Your next bold move
Last night I cried myself to sleep for the first time since I’ve been home, which is pretty good, I think, considering I’ve been home almost eight weeks. What was partly a blessing but now seems the biggest curse about this … Continue reading
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