“crisp.”
the oval of skin on my shoulder gets redder and redder each day. yesterday the radiologist said that by the end of treatment it would be “crisp.” that is not an adjective that i especially like to hear used to describe my skin. but again, i remind myself that this treatment may be the last for quite some time, so i suppose it’s worth putting up with it. i search my body regularly for odd moles (you remember the ABCDE of mole monitoring, right?) and lumps in the lymph system. it is not a search i relish. too many times i have experienced the terrible, frightening feeling that comes with discovering an anomaly. i have found most of my tumors well before they light up on a scan, and the finding comes with a sadness and frustration that i simply cannot properly express. it’s all just part of the roller coaster life of living with advanced cancer.
speaking of roller coasters: ballroom dancing is hard! foxtrot is easier; i must have learned it at some point at a wedding or some such. but the swing steps are a little tricky. i’m going to need some practice.
friends: don’t forget to come to jalopy theater tonight for anne bacon’s folk opera! it’s awesome.
here’s a preview of what’s in store tonight. there will not be a miniature steam train involved in the performance. as far as i know.
Tags: ABCDE, annie bacon, crisp skin, playing music while riding a miniature steam train
Hey, that miniature steam train ride looks awfully familiar! Was it at the Redwood Valley RR in Tilden Park in Berkeley?
Delightful music. Thanks.
Laurel
Cocoa butter.