Lynch Syndrome

“Can I ask why you’re not wearing a mask?” I gently said to the young man, probably a college student, at the grocery store. I had on my tight fitting N95 mask and latex gloves because I can’t risk a mask-free COVID carrier coughing in my direction while in public. If I get COVID, it’ll [...]

Did the surgeon just say I had three cancers at once? That can’t be right, I think. I try opening my eyes wider to look coherent, which is laughable while on Dilaudid in a hospital bed. The doctors keep sharing terrifying details of my case while I try to keep up: Ovarian cancer. Endometrial cancer. [...]