Cancerpalooza
Cancerpalooza, Live On Stage! At SXSW
Last fall (2011) Trish put in an application to SXSW, the premiere interactive media conference, and they selected us to present a session entitled ‘Crowdsourcing Cancer Support: A Love Story.’ Well, we just came back, and it was a fantastic experience. There is a lot social media and crowd-sourcing techniques can do for cancer support – particularly … Continue reading
2010 Cancerpalooza Extravaganza
So much fun, you’ll want cancer too. Cancer sucks. Cancer the second time sucks a lot worse. What’s a girl to do? She throws parties, glams like a movie star, treats the kids to endless fun, and suffers through the horror with life-affirming verve and snarky indignance at the nasty disease. She makes it … Continue reading
Cancerpalooza Epilogue
. That final post sat on my hard drive for a month in a mangled draft form. It was so hard to find the capacity to give this blog any attention this winter. I burned several years worth of creative energy last year. But for the sake of closure, I need to wrap it up … Continue reading
Weeks 35-42: A post-cancer world (2 of 2)
. Lunch at the hospital was really gross. Suburban Hospital’s kitchen and dining room was much better. I am dismayed that I have formed opinions about the quality of area hospital cafeterias. Trish, as you remember, is going through her second breast cancer reconstruction surgery. There is a digital chart with her name on the … Continue reading
Weeks 25-34: A Post-Cancer World (1 of 2)
. Trish just went into the Operating Room for her (hopefully) final surgery to reconstruct her battered breasts. I gave her a short kiss on the cheek as she was wheeled off. We’re pros at this now, no need for elaborate goodbyes. I sit in the waiting room, with a beeper they gave me in … Continue reading
