Yesterday I chipped my front tooth. I believe it happened when I was squeezing my puppy too hard. Every part of my body was clenched because I love her so much, and my top teeth skid across my bottom ones. Friction.No big deal, right? I have cancer, so there are far more urgent subjects on …
Author: Oak Lungs
Diagnosed on October 13, 2015 with Stage IV ROS1+ Adenocarcinoma (lung cancer).
Burning My Fears
Upon diagnosis, my immediate thought was, who else my age is in a similar position? I’ve never known anyone with the C-word, much less a person this young.When I asked myself this question, my mind immediately referred to the practice of yoga, as it often does in some way or another. Specially, I was taken …
This is me. These are my Lungs.
September 21, 2015. I moved to London to start a Master’s degree in Legal and Political Theory at University CollegeLondon. I worked my tail off to get into this program, which only admits twenty-five people annually from around the globe. I uprooted my otherwise stable and fun life working on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to …