Christmas MagicAs much as I’d dreaded and delayed transplant — believing it might kill me more quickly than the disease itself — once at the hospital, I…Dec 25, 2020Dec 25, 2020
Transplant DayOn transplant day, I couldn’t help but feel excited. I’d released myself from worrying anymore about the transplant. It would either work…Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
All InIt’s a heavy thing, knowing your life will be abbreviated. Cut short due to a rare, genetic defect. Clearly, none can truly know when…Nov 30, 20201Nov 30, 20201
Pastry ThiefMom checked on Roger around eight that evening and emerged anxiously from the room. She went to her purse and started rooting through it…Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
Published inWriterRobinRunning The MileIt was here. The day I dreaded more than any other day of the year. The day my sixth-grade, all-girls gym class ran the timed mile. I…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Published inWriterRobinAntecedentI recall a doctor asking me the names of my chemo drugsOct 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020
Unmasking the TruthDespite having a progressive disease that is actively working to destroy my body, I am an overall healthy person. I exercise, eat well…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Lost and FoundI lost myself in the pandemic, knocked down by sea change started by a tiny virus. The familiar, the normal, was washed away by waves of…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
