I know I’ve been remiss but sometimes a girl has to retreat into a solitary hole and lick her wounds. No, not literally; actually I have this machine to do that for me now. What I’ve really been doing is locking myself in my office playing Angry Birds. Now that I’ve completed all levels and the footless, wingless birds have infiltrated my dreams, I am crawling out of my hole and attempting re-entry.

The answer to some of your questions: 1.) No, I haven’t yet started chemo. I was supposed to st...