Cancer You’re a cancer survivor – a bullet list 22 Oct 2017 One day you feel a lump in your boob. Machines create images, doctors test a chunk. It’s cancer. People say you’re a survivor the moment you announce your diagnosis. You…
Cancer Chemo Tips for Cancer Buddies 3 Nov 20153 Nov 2015 Since I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in March 2015, three women I know have joined the sisterhood. Two of them found it early enough to get by with surgery…
Cancer Cancer is full of SCIENCE…and Spiderman. 29 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 Now that chemo and surgery are in the "done" pile, it's time to move on to Phase 3 and plan for Phase 4 of this breast cancer "journey." That's so…
Cancer Pathology, surprises, and what’s next 20 Oct 201520 Oct 2015 Since my last post I have calmed down a bit and also found out more information. The first thing I did was go to Dr. Supe's office and pick up…
Cancer Bad Blood – A Short Delay 16 Sep 201516 Sep 2015 This might be the only blog post on the Internet that's not about T Swizzle. By "bad blood" I mean that my actual blood in my actual body is bad.…
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 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 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…