Nov 21, 20181 minHappy Thanksgiving!A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Gina's CEA count, which measures cancer-related proteins, had gone down a little bit. At diagnosis,...
Nov 18, 20181 minNew dietGiven last week's weigh-in, I have embraced a new diet. It's called, "eat whatever the $@&# you can eat." Today I had an actual appetite...
Nov 12, 20182 minWhat cancer gives youThe first thing they do when you show up for chemotherapy is have you step on a scale. Today was the beginning of Gina's 4th round of...
Nov 9, 20181 minHow to bounceAfter a rough start to the week, things started to look up—I figured out how to sequence anti-nausea pills so I'm not throwing up in the...
Oct 29, 20181 minChemo #3Checking in from Chair 21 (my favorite - it has a view of the lake!) during chemo session #3. If all goes as planned, I will be 25% done...
Oct 27, 20181 minUltra awesomeWe were lucky enough to catch our friend, Cindy, about 40 miles into her 50-Mile Ultra Marathon along the Chicago Lakefront, today....
Oct 24, 20181 minFeeling some positive momentumYesterday, we met with our oncologist and got some preliminary positive results. Yay! My CEA cancer marker is starting to go down vs...
Oct 10, 20181 minMatzo ball soup for the soulThank you so much for coming to take care of us this week, Patti! ❤️🥣⭐️
Oct 8, 20181 minBathroom backdropGina's bathroom backdrop, courtesy of Delaney. ❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oct 7, 20181 minThe side effects are setting inHaving gotten to the afternoon of Day 7 without experiencing any serious side effects, I thought I might be in the clear. LOL, not so...
Oct 6, 20181 minSoup and wisdomThank you Lisa for flying in to take care of us this past week. Your words of wisdom, soups, smiles, smoothies, laughs, rides, hugs and...