LeCaptain Talks LeCancer

 WARNING: THIS BLOG CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE NEW SEASON OF DEAD TO ME  AND THE MIDNIGHT CLUB BOTH STREAMING ON NETFLIX I sincerely can't tell if there is more representation of cancer in the media these days, or if I'm only just noticing it more because I, myself, have it. I'm watching the new and final season of Dead to Me , starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini, which just dropped today. By the end of the first episode, we learn that Linda Cardellini may have cancer. In October, Mike Flanagan dropped his latest spooky series called The Midnight Club , which follows a troupe of terminally ill teenagers who've chosen to live out the rest of their lives in hospice care, together. Every night at midnight they sneak into the basement and tell stories over stolen wine and the glow of a raging fire. The first ten minutes of the series show a young girl receiving a cancer diagnosis. If you know me, you know I dabble in the dark (humor) arts, and I certainly don...

In 2019 I ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. When I finished, I swore I would never do it again. This weekend, I watched the TCS New York City Marathon. I stood in the grandstands, right as the runners came up over the final hill and saw the finish line for the first time. I saw a lot of faces full of euphoria, a lot of eyes full of tears, a lot of fists in the air. It made me feel a lot of things. So I did a stupid thing that night as my girlfriend recounted the race with other finishers: I entered the lottery for the 2023 Chicago Marathon. Now, this doesn't mean I am running. It means I might  be running. You may be wondering, Molly, if you don't get selected in the lottery, why not fundraise and run for charity?   You see, by entering the lottery, I'm leaving it up to fate. If I'm selected, EEK! I'm running a marathon. If I'm not, WHEW! I don't have to run a marathon. It's like a fun little game of Running Russian Roulette that nobody forced me...