Author Archives: meaghancc

Dispatch from the Lesser Half Vol. VIII

Posted on January 5, 2013 by meaghancc

Happy New Year. And thank you for your continued support of Meaghan during this often times crap filled journey. Almost 10,000 visits to this site, plus countless other cards, gifts, emails, texts, personal visits- amazing. As you gathered from Meg’s … Continue reading →

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on dying…or not living.

Posted on January 3, 2013 by meaghancc

i can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year than to post about dying! not really, but i’ve had some space and time (on the couch, in bed late at night, on the plane) to have … Continue reading →

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merry christmas / NOT cancer v4

Posted on December 22, 2012 by meaghancc

if you’re reading this, it means we made it to the plane, whether or not mike carried me through SFO with my mask on remained to be seen sunday morning. i want to thank all of our friends who have … Continue reading →

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hi.

Posted on December 14, 2012 by meaghancc

“it is perfectly okay to lay face down and pissed at the world from time to time.” this message in a card to me (thank you, susan) was especially appropriate this week and is even more so today. in light … Continue reading →

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blah

Posted on December 8, 2012 by meaghancc

today is the first day i’m sitting halfway upright after my first AC infusion on thursday. our favorite male nurse is very busy…keeping me on a schedule of eating something small (including baby food – yes, we’ve reached a new … Continue reading →

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taking a breather

Posted on December 3, 2012 by meaghancc

even though this was a week off, i’m not counting it as such. a true week off will be in mexico, on a beach, with the inklings of a real tan. that will come in 2013. we all knew there … Continue reading →

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if you’re sexy and you know it

Posted on November 25, 2012 by meaghancc

yesterday, when walking out of walgreens at 16th and mission, i came across someone who made my day (beyond all of you and your thanksgiving wishes and support). a sharply dressed man wearing white pants and a bright orange blazer … Continue reading →

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happy thanksgiving / NOT cancer v3

Posted on November 19, 2012 by meaghancc

happy thanksgiving! my sister-in-law shae is snoozing on the couch next to me, mike is reading, and lucas and bella and mia are sound asleep after a full day in the city (and chasing around whiz). and my dad had … Continue reading →

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this is your brain on drugs

Posted on November 19, 2012 by meaghancc

do you remember those PSAs from the 80s? the one with eggs getting scrambled or the girl diving into an empty pool? the ominous narrator chimes in, “this is your brain. this is your brain on drugs. any questions?” well, … Continue reading →

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double digits

Posted on November 11, 2012 by meaghancc

i finished my 10th chemo treatment on thursday. during my infusion, one man, living with stage iv cancer, was receiving his 33rd chemo treatment in the past 3 years. i wanted to scream at him, “thirty-three f*cking chemos?! how are … Continue reading →

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