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Author of The After Days. Embracing the many joys of retirement despite ovarian cancer. Enthusiastic but minimally-talented crafter, bread baker, golfer, and pickleballer living in Maryland and Delaware. amyginsburg.com
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And so starts the civil war. Or at least a war on our civil rights. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Roughly 1 in 20 Americans living today is a cancer survivor, and roughly 40% of us will get a cancer diagnosis at some point. Today, June 1, is National Cancer Survivors Day #NCSD2025, a reminder of how essential it is that we continue and extend the work of #CancerResearch!

Not good. Not good at all

"Cancer is cured, the economy grows at 10% a year, the budget is balanced — and 20% of people don't have jobs." Interesting. @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/05/28/a...

As someone with advanced ovarian cancer, it is slightly horrifying to have one's lethal disease quantified as a market. Then again, a larger market probably equals more chances of a cure. #cansky #cancersky #cancer #ovariancancee linkewire.com/2025/05/26/o...

Woman’s life-saving treatment delayed by Trump cuts to NIH: ‘Cancer shouldn’t be political’ A 43-year-old woman and mother of two with advanced cancer is experiencing life-or-death delays in treatment because of the Trump administration’s cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The New Wilderness is an interesting take on a bleak future where living off the land is one of the few viable options left in a polluted, dire America. #booksky #bookreview #novels #dystopianfiction

‼️ ATTENTION SENIORS REPUBLICANS are gonna CUT $500 billion from MEDICARE Yup, Republicans' "Big Bill" has a hidden poison pill in it that triggers half a trillion dollars in CUTS TO MEDICARE Call your Representative and Senators and demand they remove the Medicare poison pill (202) 224-3121 1/2

Well, that sucks. I would have loved a next-generation treatment for my ovarian cancer.

The Democratic staff's analysis also reported a 31% decline in cancer research grant funding in the first three months of 2025, compared to the same timeframe in the previous year. www.axios.com/2025/05/19/n...

In The Frozen River, a strong, tenacious woman provides fascinating insights into life in early American history. Highly recommend. #booksky #bookreview #readingcommunitt

Here’s what a GOP plan could mean for different Americans next year: People making under $17,000 a year: lose an average of around $1,000. People making between ~$17,000 and $51,000: lose an average of around $700. People in the top 0.1%: gain an average of over $389,000.

Decided (with my doctor) to decrease my dose of Lynparza due to side effects that were compromising my ability to fully enjoy my life. Of course, now I worry the dosage reduction might mean the drug's not as effective at preventing a second recurrence of my #ovariancancer. UGH! #cancersky #cancer

Democrats need to get so much better at marketing.

Beautyland - what a gorgeous story. It's the rare author who can turn mundane observations into heart-wrenching and profound revelations. #booksky #bookreview #readingcommunity #fiction

Today we recognize World Ovarian Cancer Day – @ovariancanceruk.bsky.social @ovacome.bsky.social A time to raise awareness of one of the most challenging cancers to detect early. 💚 Let's talk about risks, symptoms, diagnosis, and myths – because knowledge saves lives.

This is corruption, not to mention it endangers the millions of people who fly or live near airports. What a fubar

Beautifully written story of a plausible dystopian future centered on food. #readingcommunity #booksky #dystopian #fiction

Read it and weep, folks. #CanSky #MedSky #IDSky #sciencematters #researchsaveslives

It's not definite the idiots in power actually restored this critical long-term study.

Oh.

Julia, a retelling of 1984, was darker than the original but a terrific read. #booksky #dystopian #fiction #novel #readingcommunity

Horrific. And tragically becoming commonplace.

A Horrible Truth That Shouldn’t Be….

My novel The After Days (a.co/d/4EmvmBj) reveals how two suburban couples handle (or don't handle) an international power outage. And now it's happened to two countries. #booksky #writingcommunity #reading #fiction #novels Widespread Power Outage Hits Spain and Portugal

ProPublica report: 1 million children will not be treated for severe acute malnutrition Up to 166,000 people will die from malaria New cases of tuberculosis will go up by 30% 200K more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade #DOGE Return on evil www.thefarce.org/taxpayers-wi...

Loved, loved, loved this story about an amazing AI robot discovering her humanity. A must read. #booksky #readingcommunity #novels #scifi #literaryfiction #bookreview

The return on tax dollars spent on ovarian cancer research from www.ourhealthroi.com #cansky #cancer #ovariancancer #research

This woman’s anger is all of us.

An excellent summary of this meshugenah administration. (Gift article) wapo.st/42t676t

I'm disgusted by the abject stupidity of our current government. And afraid it will eventually kill all of us who can't afford to live in some uber-wealthy compound that will, of course, offer all the services liberals fight for, but only for those rich enough to live in the compound.

Absolutely tragic, not to mention totally bonkers U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/h...

From The Art of the Brick, a fascinating exhibit of creativity. #art #legos #retirememtfun

Card making is such a perfect craft. 1)Finite time commitment 2)You don't have to figure out what to do with it when it's done 3)It brightens someone's day when they receive it. #papercraft #crafting #cardmaking

First time back on the golf course (7 weeks post chemo) and it feels goooooood! #cansky #cancer #golf