Once More Unto The Breach
Tales of my second go-round with breast cancer before the age of 40, and everything since.
Free Gingival Flap
That’s the name of the charming procedure I had on Monday morning and from which I am continuing to (slowly) recover. What, you ask, is a free gingival flap? **SQUEAM ALERT** It’s a dental procedure in which tissue from the roof of your mouth is removed and grafted onto your gumline. **END OF SQUEAM** Why [...]
For Zach
I am feeling particularly grateful for the love of my life today. It’s the 18th anniversary of our marriage, which amazes and humbles me. What’s even more humbling is that our parents were each married for more than 40 years, and that my mom’s parents celebrated 72(!) wedding anniversaries together. How wonderful to think that [...]
Double Four
It’s always a novelty to hit a palindromic age, as I did today—after all, they don’t come around that often. And I just realized that my last one neatly divided my life into its pre- and post-cancer chapters. I spent thirty-three full years on the planet before that first diagnosis—a blink or an eternity, depending [...]
Sending Out 2010 in Style
Last night we hosted our 21st annual New Year Eve’s dinner party. It’s one of our favorite traditions and a highlight of the year for us: a chance to share a festive evening with wonderful friends, an opportunity to collaborate in the kitchen, and an occasion to reflect on the year gone by and the [...]
