Laura’s 51st. Her first as a cancer—what? survivor, I guess (better than “victim” or “patient” or “battler” …). Postlumpectomy, prechemotherapy. At the threshold of a long ordeal.
- Proverbs for Paranoids, 3: If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.—Gravity’s Rainbow
‘Is it about a bicycle?’ he asked.—The Third Policeman
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Something in the back of my head says:
So, how about “cancer mama”? Let’s try it out:
“… Laura’s first as a cancer mama.”
I think I like it better.
No chemo, as it turns out. But she has started on tamoxifen. So sometimes I call her Tammy.