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

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...

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...

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...

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...

✨❤️ ✨ 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...

Back to our regularly scheduled health update

I realize that my last post was full of philosophy and absent any sort of health update, so wanted to share the latest. I was at...

My steroid life

After I was saved from Friday’s wrong train calamity by two of my favorite Starcom alums, I was able to settle into what turned out to be...

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 -...

Back to NED!

After all the pregnancy drama, I did NOT end up getting a pre-ablation ultrasound. I did however arrive to celebrity status. “Oh! You’re...

Still Feeling Positive

(And also positive that my positive pregnancy test is in fact false, making it a negative.) Without sharing all the TMI details I...

False Positive

Less than a week after landing from our trip to Norway, we were back on a plane, heading to New York for my pre-op in preparation for...