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The Monster in the Room
There is a specific kind of “quiet” that comes after cancer treatment, but it isn’t always peaceful. For many, it feels like living with a monster lurking just over your shoulder, silent but present, waiting for the right moment to step back into the light. Most people in their thirties are planning their next decade.…
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Real Life vs. The Noise
Cancer gives you a vision the world tries to take away. 🕊️🎗️ While I was fighting for my life, my world got very small, very fast. When you’re staring at a hospital ceiling, you don’t care about the viral outrage of the day. You don’t care about political propaganda or the “scandal” in another state.…
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Behind the Locked Doors
Right now, 15,000 nurses in New York City are on the picket lines. While the headlines talk about wages and benefits, there is a deeper, more chilling demand at the heart of this strike: Workplace safety and violence protections. For anyone who hasn’t lived in a hospital for weeks at a time, this might sound…
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She Wears My Shoes
The world is calling 2026 the “new 2016.” For most, it’s a trend about fashion and nostalgia—a return to a certain look or feeling. But for me, the connection is much more literal, and a lot more emotional. In 2016, life looked a lot different. My oldest was only two years old—a whirlwind of cuteness…
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