A Humorous Look at the Bright Side of Cancer... and There Is One
Dear Fran, Has it really been over two years since I wrote you? What kind of best friend am I? So much has happened since I last wrote you (about my disastrous surgery) that I hardly know where to start. Since then, I wrote a song, got a rash over half of my body, and […]
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Dear Fran, Remember in my last letter to you, I told you about my upcoming nipple surgery? Well, I ended up getting that nipple on October 1—and four other procedures done—and I must say, it was quite the ordeal. First off, I remember counting back from 100 and the next thing I knew, I thought […]
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Hi Fran, Yes, yes, it’s been a long time. I’ve been super busy with the wackiest things. For example, this was today’s to-do list: 1. Order nipple Yup. I finally made the plunge (considering the rest of my breast reconstruction was on June 27, 2011 for Pete’s sake) and talked to the plastic surgeon […]
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Dear Fran, Back on July 27, I wrote you, “By the way, do you see that hill off to the left of my head? The one that I always think looks like two boobies? I was laughing out loud (when I was posting this picture) to myself because I’ve never noticed it before but the […]
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While playing volleyball again following my breast reconstruction several years ago is all fine and dandy, playing volleyball while hyped up on thyroid medicine is another story. I’m not sure how my team puts up with me: “Doug, get it, get it, get it! Whoo-ee, my turn, I got it. Got it, got it, got […]
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Since my breast reconstruction (almost three years ago already), I have been approached by a few women who want to know if they should get a breast reconstruction. That is one loaded question. First of all, it was the most painful thing I’ve ever endured. The six-day hospital stay felt like three weeks. For quite […]
Continue Reading »I have an appointment with the plastic surgeon this morning. I was supposed to see him last November, but typical Maria-fashion, I put it off as long as possible. I tried to avoid this appointment, too, by slithering in to ask his receptionist a week ago if I could get my question answered without having […]
Continue Reading »When we moved into our current home, one of the things we liked about the property was the huge weeping willow in the front yard. Several years after we’d lived here, the local electric company hacked it down because it kept interfering with the power lines. My cousin, Evelyn, zipped over before the chopping, took a […]
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Yesterday, my mom and I were driving back from one of our housecleaning jobs. “I need to go to the Dutch store up in Lynden,” I said. “I need to get some more soup, Nasi Goreng, and maybe some capucijners. Do you want to come with me?” Ignoring me, she replied, “I need a […]
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