Archive - Cancer Card

I'm trying to tell you something 'bout my life

— I sometimes wonder if in some other reality, one of my kids has cancer.

Jul 18 •

Kirsten Davidson

June 2025

Notes from the chemo room

Billy and Steph have been with me at every chemo infusion.

Jun 21 •

Kirsten Davidson

Quick health update

Originally the doctors paused chemo for the month of May, prepping for surgery.

Jun 9 •

Kirsten Davidson

Joy as a Form of Defiance

I grew up happy.

Jun 6 •

Kirsten Davidson

May 2025

The Feast of St. Peregrine

I have a beaded bracelet I wear with a little St.

May 7 •

Kirsten Davidson

April 2025

Being human is mortifying

It’s mortifying to say “colorectal cancer.” Kate Bowler, in her beautiful memoir about surviving stage 4 colon cancer, describes it as - “the least sexy…

Apr 16 •

Kirsten Davidson

March 2025

February 2025

How the kids are doing. Part 1

I think it’s hardest on my oldest right now, who is 21 and away at college.

Feb 20 •

Kirsten Davidson

Finding out I have cancer

Feb 20 •

Kirsten Davidson

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