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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The Archive
Author: Alli Houseworth
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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Why Alli Has Cancer
Why Alli Has Cancer – Theory Four: Microplastics, the Covid Vaccine, and the Italian Mafia
Let me tell you: there’s nothing quite like discussing organized crime with your plastic surgeon while lying topless in an exam chair as she fills
May 15, 2026
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Uncategorized
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Mental Health and Mindset
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the mental side of this cancer thing is so much harder than the physical (and
May 14, 2026
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Diagnosis
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: Insurance and Surgeon Woes
Well. All good things must come to an end, I guess. Last Thursday I got notice that my insurance provider, Cigna, will not be participating
May 7, 2026
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Beforetimes
The Kind of Small
I’m ten. Maybe eleven. I’m sitting at our family computer—a Macintosh SE. It has smiley faces and lives in our family room. I am attending
May 3, 2026
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Chemotherapy
Chemo Clean-Up, Aisle WTF
On my first day of chemotherapy, I was handed a “swag bag.” Inside: information about my pump—which, by the way, my brother aptly named Sir
April 30, 2026
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