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

Still trying to throw the bowl

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...

The halfway point of Strive for Five

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,...

Clear scans!

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

Healthy and free in 2023

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...

Time to start healing

What I posted on April 11, 2019: My belly is ticking. I can literally hear my pump from INSIDE MY BODY. It is wild, it’s like I am a...

Progressing beyond patient

I’ve had the opportunity to be on a few podcasts lately to share my story. I’m frustrated to find that at times it is becoming harder and...

How to spell "BOUNCED"

You can’t spell “BOUNCED” without the letters N-E-D! I’m beyond thrilled to report that Gina’s scans are all clear!!! Thank you for all...

A guest appearance

It’s not one month ago that I posted about my confidence that my future would find me—I just needed to be ready to receive. Most nights...

Throwing the bowl

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve started my experiment with Substack, and already I’ve learned a bunch. First, that it is a LOT of work...

Launch day!

Today is the day – my four-year cancerversary, and the launch of Strive for Five on Substack! I cannot believe that my clean scans...

✨❤️ ✨ CLEAN SCANS ! ✨❤️✨

We made everyone on the team confirm the scans were clean - including my interventional radiologist, Dr Sophocleus, over telemedicine....

A big week and a double ask

The week is going to be a big week! First up: scans at MSK tomorrow, with results on Wednesday—and then the launch of Strive for Five on...

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