Tag: Erica’s Cancer Journey

This gadolinium glimpse inside my brain shows me that my cerebral edema swirl (brain swelling) looks like a graceful design ...

T is for Time. I don’t have a lot of it. My prognosis is short-term. But what a gift.

A letter to my family (which hopefully inspires you to create yours).

I lay out some twigs, a clump of dryer lint and a drugstore receipt for eyedrops that’s inexplicably as long ...

As I navigate innumerable decisions along this terminal cancer journey, having the strength and desire to return to beloved interests ...

How about some real reflection during this new spin around the sun? Here are three prompts that I find helpful.

When you and I spend time together, I tend to move slower than you do, but I do not always ...

Jeans or jeggings? Short-sleeved tee-shirt or long-sleeved tunic? Miniskirt or maxidress? Until I entered the swirl of seemingly nonstop cancer ...

Cough. Blow nose. Cancel plans. Rinse and repeat. 

In my cancer circles, I frequently hear women lament a challenging treatment or “scanxiety,” which is nervousness or anxiety before ...

In my dying, socializing asks more of me than I can often give. Like love, death is bigger than us. ...

My husband estimates that my innate worth has grown 47 cents due to the three new tiny gold seeds in ...

Our Kids' Almanac columnist Erica Chase-Salerno tells what it's like to live when you know that you are dying.

When it comes to information about my condition, I don’t want story – I want science! Seeing the screen myself, ...

Making arrangements for what happens to one's body after death is difficult, but, once complete, the feeling is liberating.

A friend sent me this question: “What would the You of today tell the ‘pre-Head On, Heart Strong’ You? Here ...

I wonder what kinds of questions are on your mind about my Stage IV breast cancer experience: diagnoses, treatments, loss, ...

“I don’t want to say the wrong thing,” people confess when I run into them in town. Or, “Don’t focus ...

One of my doctors asked if I have a list of things I’d like to do or see before I ...

It’s not everyone’s way, not everyone’s choice. And I resist offering advice now, more than ever. What might be a ...