Status Updates From Neon Jane

"I think I lied about writing being therapeutic. It isn't like that yet, but someday it will be. I'll write and talk about cancer until I've solved it, resolved it. Until cancer becomes worth it. In a book, my body will be cancer-free forever."

"'You have to stop talking about it, not just to her, but to everyone.'

I roll the windows down, take a deep breath of fresh air.

'What if I can't?' [...] 'What if this is the only thing I'll be able to talk about earnestly for the rest of my life?'"

"My mom always wanted to grow things - flowers, food. She said it started when my uncle Jason died. She decided she wanted a garden and lots of kids. She wanted life in her life."