Living on the Emergency Line
December 16th, 2020 | by Erin Pushman
After she spends a week sick in bed, one more day sick in bed doesn’t feel unusual. But we were wrong
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Searching for a Diagnosis
June 23rd, 2020 | by Erin Pushman
Each negative or normal test result seems only to lead to other possibilities. There must be a reason Lucille cannot walk
When the Doctor Has Bad News (Again)
November 11th, 2019 | by Erin Pushman
In the biopsy waiting game, each day is an eternity. You recite the possibilities like prayers—dense bone, bone infection, tumor recurrence
The Only One/The Lucky One
October 28th, 2019 | by Erin Pushman
Walking up to the surgery floor, you feel the weight of the year your daughter has spent fighting this tumor. But it’s not the kind that holds you down. It’s the kind you push through, like swimming through water
Be Brave: Facing My Child’s Surgery
October 14th, 2019 | by Erin Pushman
Surgery means Lucille might soon start to look the way she would have looked if a central giant cell granuloma had not happened to her face.
They Point at Her Face and Whisper
September 30th, 2019 | by Erin Pushman
Her tumor stood between us and the rest of the day
5 Minutes
July 2nd, 2019 | by Erin Pushman
Lucille follows her into the bathroom. She opens the box anyway. Pees on the stick. If not now, when is the right time