Optimistic AF
I’ve never been much of a Fuck Cancer type – but almost four years in, I can certainly say I understand the urge better now than I did...
“You don’t know me.”
A blog about my stage 4 colon cancer journey, learning to listen to my inner voice, and how cancer became the best worst thing that ever happened to me
- Jun 23
- 1 min
A little bad news
We got a little bad news yesterday. Gina has a small tumor in her liver. It’s right on the edge of where they did the radiation...
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- Jun 21
- 1 min
The longest day of the year
Leave it to us to get scans on the longest day of the year. #scanxiety Kindly send Gina stars and think good thoughts! ❤️🙏🏼⭐️
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- Jun 1
- 3 min
The right kind of perspective
As the world opens back up, I’m getting chances to meet more and more new people. Which means many more conversations where I find myself...
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- May 19
- 3 min
Why a book
Energy follows intent, my therapist has told me on more than one occasion. If the past few weeks are any indication, I’m finding that to...
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- Apr 22
- 4 min
A master class in fear
I had the most amazing day today—but for a few minutes, it looked like it was about to take a bad turn. I was standing outside the office...
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- Mar 29
- 4 min
Fear, lifting
I can't sleep. I know it must be scanxiety, because I leave for New York this morning. But I’m not thinking about scans as I toss and...
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- Jan 20
- 1 min
In pursuit of “all clear”
At dinner last night, Per and I tried to temper our expectations about what kind of news we could expect today. Because radiation’s...
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- Jan 3
- 1 min
Healthy and done in 2021 (almost)!
“Healthy and Done in 2021” was an excellent goal, but Covid snuck in just under the wire, with four cases in our household thus...
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- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
Not all that sparkles is stars
It’s Black Friday Eve, and I’m looking—and looking, and looking—at jewelry. This is odd for me: not the Black Friday prep, which has long...
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- Nov 16, 2021
- 1 min
More treatment ahead
It’s always more fun (and faster) to share good news than less-good news. Last week, Gina’s scans picked up a recurrence in the same spot...
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