“It’s way too fancy,” I told my husband. “I’d be overdressed.” My new outfit was a beauty — white and lacy, perfect for a summer cocktail...

It’s that time of year. I fly to the other side of the state, make my way to the hospital from the airport, and step into the...

“Some moments in life take up a whole wall,” my friend said. “They’re like giant murals. They’re all we see, even if that moment happened...

Three of us sat in the windowless room, clad in thin hospital robes, waiting for our turn to be radiated. Young One was a beauty, her...

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The hardest part of cancer? That’s a loaded question, but telling my kid is at the top of that list. Lauren had just turned 10 when my...

When I was 27, I bought my first car, a used stick-shift, and I drove it until I got married. Later, I treated cancer with equal...

San Francisco blurred by. A guy was washing his hair next to a port-a-pottie in front of the Civic Venter. At the red light, I watched...

A doctor came in with a needle in his hand. “This is going to hurt,” he said. He did little to hide the sadness he felt about the pain he...