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BLAME IT ON THE VALIUM: A VIEW FROM THE STIRRUPS

7/31/2022

My uterus seems intent on making things.

It grew a bunch of fibroids which I had removed and a recent sonogram revealed two polyps. We, my doctors and I, decided to remove them with an out-patient procedure called a D&C: dilation and curettage.

At home the night before I had to vaginally insert four pills to relax my cervix. I usually just have a glass of wine, but ok.

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Leighann Lord is a veteran stand-up comedian, author, and podcaster.

She has written several humor books including: Dict Jokes: Alternate Definitions for Words You’ve Probably Never Heard of But Will Definitely Never Forget and Real Women Do It Standing Up: Stories From the Career of a Very Funny Lady, which has been called “Witty and unexpectedly vulnerable.” Both titles and more are available on Amazon.

Leighann was the creator of the weekly humor column, The Urban Erma, which was the longest running column in Stage Time Magazine. She has contributed to The Huffington Post and wrote for the pilot of The Chris Rock Show. She is the creator and host of the People with Parents podcast, where she shares personal stories about the role reversal between adult children and their aging parents.

Leighann earned her BA degree in Journalism and Creative Writing from Baruch College, City University of New York, her honorary PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from Southhampton University, and is a member of the Writer’s Guild of America, East. In 2019 she received the Humanist Arts Award from the American Humanist Association.

Leighann is also a firm supporter of the Oxford Comma.