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

Reinforcements ready to restart chemo

Chemo Eve: decided to celebrate with two kinds of sauce—and quadruple batches to ensure plenty of reinforcements for the months ahead....

Jan 13, 20191 min read

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Jan 10, 20191 min read

Got the call this morning—my infection has healed, and I am cleared to resume chemo next Monday! That leaves me five days to eat...

Jan 8, 20191 min read

What's better than a barium shake first thing in morning? Hoping today's CT scan clears me to resume chemo next Monday. Ready to get this...

Jan 7, 20191 min read

We decided to celebrate the news that Gina's CEA count is now down to 4.6, with some Mexican food. (Again, the CEA marker tracks the...

Dec 29, 20181 min read

I'm adding that to the list of things I never thought I'd hear Gina shriek with glee. Ever since Gina got her appetite back (due to...

Dec 26, 20181 min read

Dec 18, 20180 min read

Looks like we finally are on a path to lead us out of the woods! We have a plan: full liquid diet until tomorrow. Then another CT scan to...

Dec 17, 20181 min read

Thanks so much to everybody who hung out in the woods with us for the past few days. I can tell you, it was much easier with company....

Dec 15, 20181 min read

This is the first time that we’ve felt scared since Gina’s initial diagnosis, three months ago. We’re in the woods. Stage IV cancer...

Dec 14, 20181 min read

That's what my lovely sister-in-law Lisa said, and it struck a chord: isn't that what bounce is all about? But I'll be honest. I'm scared...

Dec 13, 20181 min read

We got really good news from yesterday’s CT scan! In the words of Gina’s Oncologist, yesterday evening, “Gina’s response is unbelievable....

Dec 12, 20182 min read