Learning how to live, while trying not to die

A story about my stage 4 colon cancer journey,

growing to trust my inner voice, and how cancer became the best worst thing that ever happened to me

Clear Scans! What scanxiety looks like halfway to my next "strive for five"

Clear scans marks 2.5 years NED, and scanxiety changes but is as real as ever

Jan 184 min read

Starting the year with a Bell's Palsy diagnosis for Per and an anti-inflammatory diet for us both

Dec 29, 20244 min read

On Monday, September 9th I had clear scans—officially marking NED for over two years, the point at which my risk of recurrence drops.

Sep 29, 20244 min read

It’s probably nothing, but it could be something. We went into my 21-month scans on Monday feeling as secure and optimistic as we ever...

Apr 21, 20244 min read

An update from Per: Last weekend, we got back from a wonderful spring break with the kids in Hawaii. Gina was feeling pretty...

Apr 7, 20242 min read

Today is World Cancer Day, 2024. A little over a week ago, I had a scan that confirmed I had been NED—no evidence of disease—for 18...

Feb 4, 20244 min read

Even after years spent in the intensity of agency New Business, I’ve never experienced a sense of urgency quite like the one I felt when...

Oct 29, 20233 min read

Today is the five-year anniversary of my cancer diagnosis, and thus completes the end of this project: a year-long look back at my...

Sep 11, 20239 min read

This post is a reflection of the post I made on October 9, 2022, which you can find here: Throwing the Bowl I spend a lot of time looking...

Sep 4, 20233 min read

Pre-surgery: liver resection #2 What Per Posted on October 16, 2019: They just took Gina back to begin surgery. She was in great spirits,...

Mar 16, 20234 min read

CLEAR SCANS! 6 months with NED and counting! Thank you for all the love, support, and stars.

Feb 2, 20231 min read

Happy New Year! We’ve had a truly lovely holiday, in spite of (or possibly because of?) a few forces that conspired against our original...

Jan 3, 20234 min read