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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
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...
Aug 5, 20223 min read
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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 -...
Jul 30, 20225 min read
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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...
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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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...
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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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...
Jul 23, 20222 min read
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How to Norway
On a window ledge in our kitchen is a collection of rocks. It started with one, then I noticed another, and suddenly they covered half...
Jul 16, 20223 min read
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Highland Park
I spent the morning of July 4th in Oslo, at the Munch Museum. After several hours, as we were preparing to leave, Delaney reminded me...
Jul 9, 20224 min read
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Delayed Reaction
I thought I was ok. I really did, maybe in part because I had been so crabby / bitchy in the immediate wake of our news. My bounce was...
Jul 3, 20225 min read
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Optimistic AF
I’ve never been much of a Fuck Cancer type – but almost four years in, I can certainly say I understand the urge better now than I did...
Jun 24, 20224 min read
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A little bad news
We got a little bad news yesterday. Gina has a small tumor in her liver. It’s right on the edge of where they did the radiation...
Jun 23, 20221 min read
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The longest day of the year
Leave it to us to get scans on the longest day of the year. #scanxiety Kindly send Gina stars and think good thoughts! ❤️🙏🏼⭐️
Jun 21, 20221 min read
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The right kind of perspective
As the world opens back up, I’m getting chances to meet more and more new people. Which means many more conversations where I find myself...
Jun 1, 20223 min read
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