Cancer Chemotherapy 5 of 6 – The Darkness Before Dawn 7 Aug 2015 Five rounds of chemo down, just one left. It's a triumph, yes? But, wow....this is a bad one. Here's the thing: actually getting the infusion of drugs isn't bad at…
Cancer 10 Good Things About Having Breast Cancer 16 Jul 201516 Jul 2015 Well, I feel sort of like an asshole for my last couple of posts. I absolutely do want to give you the straight dope, but I don't want to freak…
Cancer Why does getting better feel like dying? 15 Jul 201515 Jul 2015 First I'm going to tell you the good stuff. In the waning days of Round 3 (and I mean the very last couple of days) I was able to eat…
Cancer… A Heart, a Mole, and a Limerick 10 Jun 201510 Jun 2015 It's been a sort of eventful (and yet not) couple of weeks. There have been a couple scares, some new side effects, a milestone, some experimentation, and a minor epiphany.…
Cancer Chemo – Round 2 Roundup 1 Jun 20151 Jun 2015 Okay, it may be a bit early to call this a "round-up," but I couldn't resist the alliteration. I really really need to get back to work on my book.…
Cancer Chemotherapy 2 of 6 – Getting the Hang of It? 27 May 201527 May 2015 My oncology office is becoming like Cheers for me. I walk in and everyone’s happy to see me. My 19-year-old daughter Callahan accompanied me for my second round of chemo…
Cancer Chemo – Week 3 22 May 201522 May 2015 I haven't felt much like blogging, and I thought about apologizing for the delay, but you know what? Fuck it. Here are my words about what's what. The Nausea I…
Cancer Side Effects – The Straight Poop 12 May 2015 It’s been a full week since my first chemo treatment, so I’m going to dish the details on what it feels like. And it’s not going to be pretty. Rather…
Cancer Small update 8 May 2015 It's been a couple of days since my first round of chemo, so I thought I'd check in. First of all, it's not so bad. The nausea is on par…
Cancer Chemotherapy 1 of 6 – The Toxic Bride 6 May 20156 May 2015 Well, I did it! Got through my very first chemo session! Honestly, it was a breeze. The first one was long (5 hours), since I had to do long doses…
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