"'Do you see the puckering around this white mass?' The radiologist pointed to a white blur on the monochrome scan. To my untrained eye, it resembled a comet throwing out plumes of dust in the blackness of space. 'That’s a tell-tale sign.'
I had just turned 40, and until this point I had never even had a mammogram. Now I was being told I had breast cancer."
My article in the @wsj about historical treatments of #breastcancer, and my own experience with the disease.
Me, writing work emails after reading #JaneAusten:
“My dear Dr. Dashwood—
I trust that you and your graduate students remain in good health. Praise for your latest article is on everyone’s lips. I have not the smallest wish to vex you, but circumstances compel me to trouble you for a meeting. There is not a moment to be lost. I flatter myself that you will endeavour to fill out this Whenisgood poll before Michaelmas.
Until then I remain,
Your humble servant— S.” 🪶
Finding my phone is more of a challenge than it used to be. I have to check where I would have put it (table? sofa? handbag?). Then if no luck I have to extend the search to where my kids would have moved it (floor? under sofa?). Then I check where partner might have moved it (high places?). Victory is mine, though.
Just call it, you say? Yeah... That would have worked if 1) I didn't keep it on vibrate only and 2) Partner had not been vacuuming.
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
jessica by the bay
Neil Gaiman
Dr. Kacy Tillman
scott barolo
Cameron Webb
Needhi Bhalla