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Gambling with the Devil
Musings · Post-Treatment · Victory

Gambling with the Devil

January 12, 2021 singlewhitekidneyLeave a comment

“I live my life like there’s no tomorrow.” – Van Halen, “Running with the Devil” Some cancer patients call it bargaining with God, and I certainly did my share of it at first. But then I thought, no, that doesn’t seem quite right. Cancer feels like it’s more of a gift from the devil. “Oh,… Continue reading Gambling with the Devil

Untethered
Grief · Musings · Post-Treatment

Untethered

October 10, 2020 singlewhitekidneyLeave a comment

I know for a fact some people are positively sick of me talking about my grief journey, but I have to admit – I’m really sure I don’t care. Losing a parent in your 30s is just a special kind of screwed up. You’re old enough to be an adult, so it feels like you… Continue reading Untethered

Ça c’est bon, sha.
Post-Treatment · Victory

Ça c’est bon, sha.

August 2, 2020 singlewhitekidneyLeave a comment

I come from resilient people. My maternal ancestors were forced out of Nova Scotia as part of Le Grand Derangement, when the British “shipped our Acadian ancestors down here to die,” as my mother used to say. She wasn’t wrong. Le Grand Derangement was an act of ethnic cleansing, a genocide. It’s estimated that half… Continue reading Ça c’est bon, sha.

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32 year old kidney cancer patient. Diagnosed at 29. Wife, mom, writer, marketer, cat fanatic. Loves the beach, music, traveling, and not having cancer.

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