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

Apr 214 min read

Lymph limbo: 21-month scans

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 72 min read

Pulmonary Embolism

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

Feb 44 min read

Getting un-pumped for the rest of my life

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...

Oct 29, 20233 min read

Five lessons over five years

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...

Sep 11, 20239 min read

Today: My five-year cancerversary

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 4, 20233 min read

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...

Mar 16, 20234 min read

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,...

Feb 2, 20231 min read

Clear scans!

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

Jan 3, 20234 min read

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...

Jan 2, 20235 min read

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...

Nov 29, 20223 min read

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...

Nov 9, 20221 min read

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...