<p>Believe it or not, I've been told I had cancer SIX TIMES. Luckily, five of those diagnoses were wrong. But why were so many doctors so eager to tell me that I had a fatal disease? Is that any better than the way it used to be, when everyone--including doctors--were afraid to so much as utter the word?</p>

Believe it or not, I've been told I had cancer SIX TIMES. Luckily, five of those diagnoses were wrong. But why were so many doctors so eager to tell me that I had a fatal disease? Is that any better than the way it used to be, when everyone--including doctors--were afraid to so much as utter the word?

THE "C" WORD

"Am I the crazy one, or is everyone else nuts?" is a question all women have asked themselves. But I hope my podcast will resonate with anyone who is engaged in the very human search for connection, love, acceptance, and self-respect. I will air a new podcast every other week, starting with the essays from my critically acclaimed collection Maybe It's Me, then moving on to newer musings about how to keep learning and growing even as we age. Topics we will cover: growing up female; dating; searching for love; raising a child; uncovering family secrets; living a Jewish life; remembering the Borscht Belt; aging; facing death; laughing at life's absurdities.

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