Dec. 28, 2011
Three Things I Learned from Having Breast Cancer
“Throat cancer,” he said, tracing the scar that ran from his ear to his windpipe.
It was sort of breathtaking, sitting in an office with a view of the lake in winter, talking to a man in a suit who was making a motion like he was slitting his own throat.
I used to think that Porn Valley was extreme. Now I think cancer is extreme. That’s the real hardcore stuff — the business on the inside, going deep into the muck down below.
One of my favorite bloggers was diagnosed with breast cancer. She was the reason I started a Twitter account. The reason I started a Tumblr account, actually.
