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Dirge For A Friend

written by Celeste Noelani

The first thing I saw yesterday morning was the message that you died. I crumpled to the floor, weeping that I never told you how much I love you. I…

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January 9, 2019 4 comments
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A Home To Die In

written by Celeste Noelani

Honestly, we always meant to remodel the house. We bought property in the neighborhood we wanted to live in, and the house was in rough enough shape that we could…

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September 26, 2018 3 comments
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Writing Through Trauma, Finding Joy Behind Pain

written by Celeste Noelani

I’m working again, sort of. My full-time job of pain management has been successful enough that I am able to type for about and hour and a half a day,…

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September 12, 2018 4 comments
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Another Day, Another Tumor. Maybe.

written by Celeste Noelani

If I was hoping for some kind of vacation – even temporary – from pain after surgery, my nerves had other ideas. Just a few weeks after coming home from the…

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May 22, 2017 4 comments
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Three Weeks Without My Tumor

written by Celeste Noelani

And so, it is gone. From the moment I woke up in the recovery room, I knew the procedure had improved my life. And with the giddy rush of Dilaudid making the absence of…

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April 18, 2017 0 comment
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My Body Is Not A Good Body

written by Celeste Noelani

From my bed I hear the sounds of our usual family chaos. My daughter gallops across the living room floor, shaking the ceiling above me. There are downsides to a basement…

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February 10, 2017 7 comments
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Thank You, Brain Meds! (And Incredibly Caring Mental Health Care Professionals)

written by Celeste Noelani
Tablets, caplets and capsules of various shapes and sizes.

The last time I was on any kind of medication to treat my depression was before I got pregnant with the baby who is now a junior in high school. It’s not…

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February 4, 2017 9 comments
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The Kindergartners Rise Up At Recess

written by Celeste Noelani

Last week, my five-year-old exclaimed that Donald Trump was the worst president of her entire life. She also had a few other choice words and I was a little caught off…

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January 31, 2017 0 comment
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On the Enormous Privilege of Being a “Good” Patient

written by Celeste Noelani

It was hard not to let myself get carried away with pride when my Physical Therapist gushed over the progress I’ve been making. She noticed that my legs weren’t shaking in…

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January 13, 2017 2 comments
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I Can Haz Brain Tumor?

written by Celeste Noelani
A curious orange kitten peeks into a terra cotta pot.

It has been a month since the confirmation that my sciatica is actually caused by a nerve sheath tumor. It’ll be another three weeks until I have an MRI to see if there…

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October 18, 2016 4 comments
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