By Jennifer Niesslein
I have a bit of personal bad news to share. I’ve been diagnosed with what’s classified as a head and neck cancer; I don’t want to go into it further publicly until I can process it better/write about it. It’s curable—(and let me emphasize this for my beloveds) CURABLE!—but the treatment (radiation and chemo) will be a rough ride. I thought this might a better year for me than last, what with Full Grown People coming back strong and my book out with some really nice reviews and a short essay I wrote that went maybe a teensy bit viral. Plus, I had a spell of unrelated breast cancer treatment at the end of 2021 and the beginning of this year, and I’d hoped that was the bad thing in my charmed life.
I’m telling you this to explain why FGP is going away—again—at least for the short term. Long-term, I don’t know. I don’t know how many times you can start and stop a publication. I don’t know what I’ll want my life to look like when I come out the other side of this. I’ll still be me of course, so it’ll be some combo of reading and writing and editing.
Until we meet again on the flip side, thanks for being such a stellar community!
xo, Jennifer
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So sorry to hear this. Love FGP and if it ever occurs to you to want help with this pub, keep me in mind.
The very, very best to you. Former cancer patient here who has survived for close to 20 years post-treatment. As you already know, it’s a slow process and patience will help you through. I thank you for FGP and with you luck with what lies on the other side of treatment.
oh my goodness, heart and best wishes and prayers! thank you for your generosity with this beautiful site …. may healing be complete and quick
Wishing you an easy ride, Jennifer. I’m also a breast cancer survivor (diagnosed 2013). Find the humor wherever you can…
I really enjoy FGP and always look forward to it landing in my inbox. I’m sending you tenacity for the road ahead and a Glennon Doyle ‘we can do hard things’ fist bump.
FGP is a a cool cup of water in a world that mostly serves up bullshit. Thank you so much for all of the good you put into the universe. Cheering you on from the sidelines as you take this rough ride, and sending strength, love, and light.
Holding you in the light, Jennifer. I’m glad you’re doing what you need to do–sending lots of care your way.