Cancer Curiosities

Welcome to my collection of cancer curios. It's like a cabinet of curiosities, but for cancer. I hope you enjoy my musings and dark humor while I document this insane time in my life the only way I know how - making weird shit.

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Brenna Donegan

Aug 4, 2025
8 min

Hair Pt. IV: The Rizzo

In my dreams I still have hair. Phantom curls rest heavy on my shoulders. In my dreams I still toss them off to one side and sweep the...

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Brenna Donegan

Feb 17, 2024
6 min

So the story goes...

Too often, cancer stories in the media end with finality - the main character has a clean scan, or is declared in remission, or - the...

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"You're going to look like Megamind."

Griffin, age 11, on me losing my hair

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Not Dead Yet

One of my all-time favorite Frank Turner songs suddenly has a new meaning. While I wasn't allowed to rush and get it tattooed before chemo started, my sweet, artistic sister designed exactly what I had in mind and sent for it to be made into a temporary tattoo.

"We could get better / because we're not dead yet"

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Cancer Curiosities

Hair Pt. IV: The Rizzo

So the story goes...

Griffin, age 11, on me losing my hair

Not Dead Yet

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