I don’t remember what your favorite color was. I don’t know that I ever knew. But I do remember the day we shared raspberry popsicles that
Category: Personal Essay
That Damn Pendulum
I recently binge watched the first few episodes of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel (on which this bold new mini-series is based) was
Bad Behavior
I don’t know why I’m telling you this. Maybe it’s the recent Bill O’Reilly scandal, or the Bill Cosby revelations before him, or perhaps the
The Taste Of Lonely
[Author’s Note: It was recently National Siblings Day. This is for mine.] I had no idea what lonely tasted like, except perhaps for those first
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part IX: Recovery’s Gifts
RECOVERY – 1) a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength; 2) the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part VIII: Complementary Alternatives
I chose the Western medicine approach to treat my cancer. It’s certainly not the only way and frankly, I’m not convinced it’s the best way. The data
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part VII: Insurance
Weeks after all my treatments ended, I got the bill for my radiation. Just the radiation. Not the tumor surgery, not the multiple scans taken
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell (About My Cancer) – Part VI: Radiation
The plan was twenty-eight sessions of radiation. When I first heard this number it sounded like a lot. I mean, it was Stage 1; we had caught
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part V: Mother & Daughter
SHERO (pronounced SHEE-roe) a female hero, a feminist warrior, a woman who’s willing to be a badass There are a few sheros in this story.
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part IV: Chemo
Just as I was finally fully recovered from my butt surgery, and before chemotherapy could begin, a simple surgical procedure was required to insert a
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part III: Post-Op
My “medical problem” is on a part of my body that people generally sling insults or make jokes about. I’m not in the habit of
The Story I Don’t Want To Tell You (About My Cancer) – Part II: The Surgery
The thought of someone slicing into my body is not as alarming as it probably should be. Yes, it’s going to be on my butt, and yes,
"A NEW NORMAL" by Celenia Delsol (c) 2022 