Lindsay Jean Thomson
Fighting Words
All the Ways People Shame My Post-Cancer Body
You can miss me with the fake nipples, doc.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
6.22.18
You're Smarter Than That
7 Things to Never Say to Someone With Cancer
Advice from someone who had cancer.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
2.7.18
is this real life?
After Cancer, You Still Have to Get Used to Your New Body
For now, I’m healing from surgery nicely and enjoying the novelty of having small breasts.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
1.29.18
is this real life?
My Plastic Surgeon Made My Post-Cancer Breasts Two Sizes Too Small
“This has never happened to me before,” he says.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
1.4.18
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My Cancer Doctor Suggested I Order a Vagina Egg
He went full-on Goop on me.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
12.26.17
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Cancer Doesn’t Make Me a Victim
I danced at the edge and came back stronger, and happier. So I'm good, thanks.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
12.13.17
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There’s No Such Thing as ‘Healthy’ or ‘Sick’ After You’ve Had Cancer
When my oncologist finally gets back to me, she swiftly crushes my idea of remission.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
12.11.17
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Recovering From Cancer Means Convincing a Lot of People That I'm Okay
I’m like the car accident you can’t take your eyes off of.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
11.20.17
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I Don’t Need Motivational Signs to Get Through Cancer Treatment
They're unnerving, like I'm being gaslit.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
9.13.17
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The Radiation For My Cancer Could Give Me More Cancer
Not the consolation prize I had in mind.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
9.6.17
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Episode 9: My Surgery Bill Was 75K
I was responsible for $300. Thanks, Obama.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
8.24.17
is this real life?
Episode 8: One of the Weirdest Parts of Cancer is Getting Used to My New Breast
I don't know what passes for normal anymore.
Lindsay Jean Thomson
8.8.17
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