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Cheryl Platz

Designer, Author, Speaker, Actress: A Twenty-Sided Woman.

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The Traitor Within: A call for reproductive health

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Cheryl
A stock photo graphic of a uterus, fallopian tube and an ovary, illustrated.

 Women across the nation – and the world – are fighting an epidemic of reproductive ills. From fibroids and dermoids to polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis, women’s reproductive systems are sabotaging our health. Women suffer daily, and countless children – wanted, desired,

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Medical, Seattle medical

The Glitch in my Matrix

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Cheryl
The author Cheryl Platz is wearing a race bib from a half marathon as she poses holding Mjolnir with an actor playing Thor at Disneyland.

This long post adds another chapter to this year’s medical saga, and it contains some medical details you may not want. Buckle up, folks – it’s been a hell of a year. As many of you know, the first half of this

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Biography, Medical biography, medical, running

Stranger Than Fiction: When surgery goes weird

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Cheryl

Thank you for all of the kind words, encouragement, solidarity, and even generous gifts during the run up to my tumor removal surgery last week. I’ve just returned from my post-op appointment with my gynecologic oncologist, so I can finally share an

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Biography, Medical medical, mutant

A Lost Summer

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Cheryl
Claudia, Cheryl, Jeannine, and Dan from the cast of "Shadowrun: Corporate SINS" taking a prep-show selfie on set. The mood is mysterious, with deep blue lighting, and Cheryl's expression is pensive.

Friends, fans, and fellow nerds: I have a sad personal announcement to make. It’s been an honor to portray Ma1nfram3 on Shadowrun: Corporate SINs these last 16 months. We recently decided that we will end our story on June 28, just a

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HyperRPG, Medical medical, twitch

Closure on the Sidelines: Running to Heal

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Cheryl

In March of 2010, I shattered my kneecap into five pieces. (If you want to know how I did it, I’ll just say that I told Leonard Nimoy that I broke it fighting crime on the moon, and he laughed, so now

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Acting, Biography, Medical, Seattle

Blood Discrimination

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Cheryl

I’ve posted before about my adventures with hemachromatosis, and my negative experiences with the Puget Sound Blood Center. Things since the last post hadn’t improved tremendously, but I still went (out of my way) to perform my therapeutic phlebotomies there since it

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Biography, Medical hemachromatosis, medical, mutant, service design

Care and Feeding of your Sick and Injured Friends

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Cheryl

There comes a point in life when our mortality is called into sharp relief. For some, it is a harsh and sudden awakening. But more often, it’s the growing realization that the people around you are more frequently falling ill or otherwise

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Biography, Medical

2011 By the Bullets

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Cheryl

Looking back at 2011 as it can be quantified into neat little bulleted lists… Cities visited: Boulder, CO (first time) Las Vegas Atlanta, GA (first time) Burbank, CA (twice) Orlando, FL New York City Yardley, PA (twice) Conferences/Conventions:

Acting, Biography, Medical, Seattle

The Cysterhood

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Cheryl
Dermoid Cyst

Every time I watch Grey’s Anatomy, I think to myself, “Hospitals aren’t like that.” I’ve seen more hospitals than is reasonable for someone my age, and not once did I see even a hint of delightful banter or sexual tension between the

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Broadway’s Fickle Regards

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Cheryl

I just returned from an overly eventful 11-day trip to the East Coast, with the majority of that time spent in New York City. The original motivation for the trip was to see Book of Mormon and to escort a dear friend

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Biography, Medical, Travel biography
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