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

Chemo #3

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...

Ultra awesome

We were lucky enough to catch our friend, Cindy, about 40 miles into her 50-Mile Ultra Marathon along the Chicago Lakefront, today....

Feeling some positive momentum

Yesterday, we met with our oncologist and got some preliminary positive results. Yay! My CEA cancer marker is starting to go down vs...

Calorie loading

Both my energy and appetite are much improved today, so it was a good time to make homemade almond butter! I loaded it up with MCT oil...

Hangover

Gina felt less and less good as the day wore on, and the post-chemo hangover settled in. Hopefully, this little contraption, some good...

Chemo #2

Busy day today! Due to a scheduling snafu yesterday, I had to come back for my chemo today—and I fit in a dermatology consult and...

A rash of good

"A rash is good, because it means the medicine is working." It's what I told the twins when they worried about me looking different if I...

Matzo ball soup for the soul

Thank you so much for coming to take care of us this week, Patti! ❤️🥣⭐️

Bathroom backdrop

Gina's bathroom backdrop, courtesy of Delaney. ❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The side effects are setting in

Having gotten to the afternoon of Day 7 without experiencing any serious side effects, I thought I might be in the clear. LOL, not so...

Soup and wisdom

Thank you Lisa for flying in to take care of us this past week. Your words of wisdom, soups, smiles, smoothies, laughs, rides, hugs and...

Day Three...in the bag.

#GoGinaGo ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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