Steroids Star Save
It’s been so fun to be on the receiving end of celebratory texts - most of which ask how I am, besides being elated. And I am happy -...
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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
- Jun 23, 2022
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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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- Apr 22, 2021
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Not the news we wanted
It wasn't the news we were hoping to get, and we're pretty sad tonight. We’re trying to remind ourselves that it could have been worse:...
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- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Scanxiety
We are in New York, awaiting scans tomorrow morning. Just a few days ago, we were in Hawaii: eating poke, letting the waves crash over...
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- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
A call for your stars
Delaney asked me not to kiss her tonight. She explained that my face was too scratchy. Between the dryness and the Vectibix-driven facial...
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- Jun 21, 2020
- 2 min
New tools versus doom
I keep buying memoirs. Reading the story of others with cancer. I relate to them fully; they make me laugh in recognition—and cry, tears...
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- Apr 12, 2020
- 3 min
Chemo during Covid
“I heard back from Dr Kemeny. She agrees that the lesions in the liver are new activity and that you should start treatment.” “Ok,” I...
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min
It’s back
The two words that I’d least hoped to post here. At least, certainly not so soon—we were just starting to get used to the idea of Gina...
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- Nov 4, 2019
- 3 min
The maxi-pad on my chest, and other cancer indignities
We’re home! But wow has this surgery (and its recovery) kicked my ass. Nothing is easy. I get winded walking to the bathroom. If I’m...
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- Oct 21, 2019
- 3 min
Surprise! Time for a taqueria meltdown
I got my quesadilla today. But it came at a cost. I figured I would be fine to walk 0.2 miles to lunch. That’s only a few blocks, and we...
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- Oct 1, 2019
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The year anniversary of my first chemo
Hard to believe I had my first chemo treatment one year ago today—back when I had lots of hair, clear skin, no real sense of what this...
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- Jul 31, 2019
- 2 min
Shouldn't I feel happier?
The number of “how are you doing” texts I’ve gotten in the past few days suggests I’m overdue for an update. I don’t love updating when...
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