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

The first CT scan

We’ve had some good directional indications over the past few weeks, but today is Gina’s first CT Scan since diagnosis. We’ll soon know...

Dec 12, 20181 min read

It's 8 pm, and you know who is totally wiped out? Per, who has spent a full weekend running around and taking care of all of us. We are...

Dec 9, 20181 min read

Just a quick update from today: I did chemo #5, which means I'm one away from halfway done. They will do a scan in just under two weeks...

Nov 29, 20181 min read

We have a joke in our family that I'm the one who comes up with crazy ideas, and Per is the one who says OK. So early this Summer, when I...

Nov 29, 20181 min read

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 21, 20181 min read

Given 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 18, 20181 min read

A picture from earlier this week, when I traveled to support the new business team. My nausea and fatigue are still unpredictable, and I...

Nov 17, 20181 min read

The 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 12, 20182 min read

After 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...

Nov 9, 20181 min read

If you see me today, and it looks like someone punched me in the eye, don't worry: it's just cancer.

Nov 6, 20181 min read

One of the worst parts of chemo has been loss of appetite. It's super stressful to know that maintaining my weight is something I need to...

Nov 3, 20181 min read

Checking 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 29, 20181 min read