Misnomer

I'm having some regrets about the name of this blog.  Not because if you Google "fuck cancer" you will see how utterly unoriginal it is.  And not because it's awkward to share the name in polite conversation.  But simply because that's often not the way that I feel.

Here are some other names that could have been contenders:

Sigh, Cancer: Often cancer is just an annoying life companion, like a little cousin who insists on following you everywhere.

Oh, right. Cancer: Sometimes I don't really think about having cancer at all, like when I'm teaching, especially.  Then something will come up that reminds me.

Wow, Cancer: Not a big happy "Wow!" like when you get served the most beautiful plate of food at a restaurant (#twfood). But still an awareness that this disease does bring its own gifts (#ilovemyblog).

You Goddam Shitface Fucking Asshole Cancer: That one kind of speaks for itself.