No, I’m not about to reveal some heretofore unknown affliction – I’m just fine, thanks for asking.<\/p>\n
I don’t think of myself as having been involved in a lot of cancer drama, but when I look back on my life, I see a different pattern.\u00a0 My grandmother’s breast cancer, when I was still in grade school.\u00a0 My dad’s battle with prostate cancer that became one of our main topics of conversation for half a decade.\u00a0 The wildfire lung and liver cancer that took my granddad not too long ago.<\/p>\n
And once again, I’m involved in that same long fight; once again, I’m on the sidelines – watching, cheering as much as I can, but ultimately more than a little helpless.\u00a0 My dad is back in the crosshairs, this time for something operable that’s hopefully been caught early and is easily excised.<\/p>\n
Hopefully.<\/p>\n
I’m starting to hate that word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No, I’m not about to reveal some heretofore unknown affliction – I’m just fine, thanks for asking. I don’t think of myself as having been involved in a lot of cancer drama, but when I look back on my life, I see a different pattern.\u00a0 My grandmother’s breast cancer, when I was still in grade … <\/p>\n