Tag: Cancer
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No Prince Charming, No Superman. Just Me, My iPad, and a Really Good System.
In January of 2025 I sat in a doctor’s office and was given some news I wasn’t expecting. Lymphomatoid Papulosis. Advanced. Pre-Stage 1 Lymphoma territory. Indefinite oral chemotherapy. A genetic marker that means this isn’t something I manage for a while and move on from. This is something I learn to manage and live with.…
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The Sickest Job Hunt: How Technology Kept Me in the Game When My Body Wanted to Quit
Last week I said the quiet part out loud. I told you about my cancer diagnosis, my chemotherapy, my layoff, and the very specific terror of watching my health insurance countdown like a timer. I honestly wasn’t sure how it would land. Vulnerability on the internet is a gamble, and professional vulnerability even more so.…
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The Quiet Part Out Loud: Laid Off, Over 50, and Still Standing
Let me say the thing nobody says. Getting laid off after 50 is terrifying. Not inconvenient. Not frustrating. Not “a blessing in disguise” — at least not at first. Terrifying. And if you’re sitting in that place right now, whether you just got the call or you can see it coming from three cubicles away,…