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Post-Roe Election Day

This is the post I’ve been wanting to write for months. It’s the commentary that’s been running through my mind since the draft opinion of Planned Parenthood v. Casey leaked 6+ months ago and what’s been churning in my stomach since they day I sat in my office reading the news reports of the overturnContinue reading “Post-Roe Election Day”

24. Diagnos-aversary

Today is my diagnos-aversary. I haven’t googled that to see if it’s an actual phrase that people use, mostly because I know I’ll go down the rabbit hole of reading people’s sad diagnosis stories. But October 16th last year, after a very long two months of doctors appointments, blood draws, procedures, stress, and tears, IContinue reading “24. Diagnos-aversary”

22. Cancer and Fertility in the time of Covid

Since my surgery, I have had monthly blood draws to test my HCG levels (my tumor marker). Currently, my blood draws consist of a screening at the front door of the lab building, a temperature check, a mask, no sitting in the waiting room, lots of hand sanitizer, and they usually have me out inContinue reading “22. Cancer and Fertility in the time of Covid”