There Is No After Cancer

There’s life before… and now. And they are very different indeed.

Susan Kelley
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readJun 8, 2022

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A 3D structure of a melanoma cell derived by ion abrasion scanning electron microscopy
Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

I arrived at Johns Hopkins at 8:10 for an 8:30 appointment.

I finally looked up at the familiar glass entrance, after walking in a confused circle for more than a block, despite having been at this very place more than once before. I was distracted enough that I forgot to wear, or…

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Susan Kelley
Human Parts

Susan is a runner, a mom of 3 grown children, and an avid traveler. She writes about humans, and wrote a book about false accusations of sexual assault.