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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
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
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
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
Why a book
Energy follows intent, my therapist has told me on more than one occasion. If the past few weeks are any indication, I’m finding that to...
May 19, 20223 min read
A master class in fear
I had the most amazing day today—but for a few minutes, it looked like it was about to take a bad turn. I was standing outside the office...
Apr 22, 20224 min read
Still here, bitches!
Gina’s sweater says it all. Clear Scans! NED! ❤️🙌🏼⭐️
Mar 30, 20221 min read
Fear, lifting
I can't sleep. I know it must be scanxiety, because I leave for New York this morning. But I’m not thinking about scans as I toss and...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
In pursuit of “all clear”
At dinner last night, Per and I tried to temper our expectations about what kind of news we could expect today. Because radiation’s...
Jan 20, 20221 min read
Healthy and done in 2021 (almost)!
“Healthy and Done in 2021” was an excellent goal, but Covid snuck in just under the wire, with four cases in our household thus...
Jan 3, 20221 min read
Not all that sparkles is stars
It’s Black Friday Eve, and I’m looking—and looking, and looking—at jewelry. This is odd for me: not the Black Friday prep, which has long...
Nov 28, 20213 min read
More treatment ahead
It’s always more fun (and faster) to share good news than less-good news. Last week, Gina’s scans picked up a recurrence in the same spot...
Nov 16, 20211 min read
A happy message—and a crazy idea
The MRI results came Monday night, after we had already given up on them: we were in bed, and Per was half asleep. “Looks good!” was the...
Aug 19, 20213 min read
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