Beforetimes
Not Done Loving
I can’t remember the last time I missed a minute of the Super Bowl, but here I am on this particularly freezing second Sunday in
July 12, 2026
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The Archive
Author: Alli Houseworth
Mental Health
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Breast Surgery 2.0 and THE MRI
When I thought about writing this post I imagined it would be long, exciting, and full of detail—a big momentous step in the process I’d
July 3, 2026
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Mental Health
Classic.
I wake up. I don’t know where I am. Someone hands me my glasses. I put them on. I see. A nurse. “You’ve just come
June 29, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Back to Boobs
We’re moving into the next block (tissue expander to implant swap surgery), which means it’s time to get back to boobs. Which is objectively more
June 22, 2026
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Mental Health
Left of Surviving
“I don’t think we spend enough time talking about ‘left of surviving’,” My Unlikely Friend said. I don’t exactly remember when this conversation of ours
June 18, 2026
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Diagnosis
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: “Optimize to the X”
I am officially done with my first set of chemo and, all things considered, I think it went well. Or… as well as chemo can
May 29, 2026
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FAQ
FAQ: How Did You Tell People? (or, Leveraging Your Strengths in the Face of Trauma)
OK, so, “How did you tell people” isn’t a frequently asked question but it is one I was asked last week—and I realized it’s a
May 28, 2026
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Beforetimes
The Incidents
I’m sitting at a two-top table at a Mexican restaurant in Charlottesville, Virginia with my co-worker Ben, housing chips and guac while he tells me
May 24, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Chemo Part One, by the Numbers
Yesterday, Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, was my last infusion day of this round of chemo and, because I am a bit of a data nerd,
May 20, 2026
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Things That Are Weird
Things that are Weird: Part Seven
Looking forward to surgery because it feels like a fucking break. Having people you wouldn’t even have even really called a friend six months ago
May 18, 2026
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