From patient to survivor
This is going to be an interesting transition. For the past five months I have been a cancer patient. I've…
Last chemo coming up
My last scheduled chemo is on Thursday. I will have two weeks of chemo pills after that so we aren't…
Should I have a Will?
Yes. You should. Plain and simple.Do you want the government to get a big chunk of your assets? Do you…
Nutrition and cancer
Let's start with one thing. I am not a doctor. I am also not a nutritionist, a dietitian, or an…
Chugging along
This week has been tough. I think I'm getting impatient. The end of my 8 cycles of chemo nears…
Tragic loss
This week, a 14 year old girl I watched grow up was hit by a truck and killed. Alyson was…
No regrets
Years ago, in my family, we started using the term "no regrets." Basically, we all kind of came around to…
Misery loves company…usually.
They say misery loves company. And admittedly, there are times, when you're going through something difficult, that it is a…
Challenging assumptions
I regularly stumble across the fact that I make a lot of assumptions and inferences. Some are harmless enough but…
At least I don't have tuberculosis
Last night I went to bed anxious that the impending snowstorm was going to wreak havoc on my already cumbersome…