no one prepares us for the circumstances of life
My mother-in-law, Bella, was born in Poland in 1920. Her generation was affected by everything that happened in Europe in the 20th...
is this an operating theater or an interrogation room
For a split second, the crazy but not at all unlikely thought runs through my mind; that instead of being in a hospital operating...
the ever present threat that cancer may recur
NED stands for: No Evidence of Disease. It covers the unspeakable threat always in the back of the mind. The threat that cancer may...
there is so much we can give one another
Every Friday I received the most generous rounds of big saltwater-spiced hugs and kisses and encouraging remarks that comforted and...
it is all about living life
Consider life a pizza. It has to be eaten slice by slice, sometimes small slices, sometimes large ones, but if you try to swallow it all...
there is a Jewish gene involved in cancer
I live in a constant internal struggle between my inner scientist, who wants to understand and explain everything, and the random fact...
death is not the man with the scythe
Life is a gift. Death is part of life. “Have you looked closely at death,” I was asked. The question was posed in a combination of...
bells, freedom and chemotherapy
March 10 2019 was the day of my last first-line treatment. “Are you going to ring the bell?” a dear friend who has lived for years in the...
hair, hats and new brows
March 10 2019 was the day of my last first-line treatment. “Are you going to ring the bell?” a dear friend who has lived for years in the...
finally a cancer i can love
Biology dictates us to carry on the genes. We have a biological as well as the sociological obligation to continue along the path of...
