Danger: Tall, Pale, Bald Woman Wielding Power Tools

Posted by Susy Flory on Dec 10th, 2009 | 10 comments

A few days ago someone said something that shocked me. I wanted to use the leaf blower to do some much needed clean-up on the front porch and someone, trying to talk me out of it, called me “ill.”
Shocking. I was appalled. Why? Because I don’t feel ill.
I’m not even quite sure exactly what it [...]

Everyone’s Staring At My Chest

Posted by Susy Flory on Dec 9th, 2009 | 12 comments

I’ve noticed something strange lately. Everyone’s staring at my chest.
It’s not that I’m particularly well endowed, or that I wear those super low v-neck Tshirts hawked by Abercrombie & Fitch.
No. It’s because something is missing…and people know it.

Three months ago, in early September I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I noticed a little dent in [...]