Mar 21, 20212 min readThe cancer roller coasterIt’s been a hard week, full of ups and downs. With no chemo since December, Gina’s been feeling really good. Her CEA stayed low in...
Feb 2, 20214 min readThe bell I didn’t ring (and why)I had an appointment at Northwestern yesterday—for a return check-up and a refill of my pump—and I walked in with a bounce in my step....
Jan 30, 20212 min readDelaney’s giftHair—or losing it—seems to be a quintessential part of the cancer journey. Mine thinned quite a bit, but for the most part I was able to...
Dec 18, 20201 min readA chemo break for ChristmasThis is the face of a girl who just officially got a Chemo Break for Christmas!! We got back from New York late last night, after a...
Dec 17, 20201 min readSo far, so stableSo far, so good. I beat the snow to MSK today, and found out that my CT scan was stable, the third good scan in a row. Dr Kemeny thought...
Dec 16, 20201 min readEn route to scansAfter a couple days of testing and scanning—and eleven months without being able to see them in person—Gina and I are on our way over to...
Dec 11, 20203 min readFeeling worse and worse, but also betterWhen people ask me how I’m doing these days, I don’t know quite what to tell them. The side effects are getting worse and worse. I...
Oct 22, 20201 min readA clean scan for a bad assThis week has been a little harried—I had to do a scan on Monday morning, then learned late Tuesday night that they hadn’t done it...
Oct 12, 20203 min readA call for your starsDelaney asked me not to kiss her tonight. She explained that my face was too scratchy. Between the dryness and the Vectibix-driven facial...
Sep 25, 20202 min readFrom ego-driven to soul-drawnWow. It’s been too long since I’ve done an update, but I guess I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. I let the two year anniversary of my...
Sep 10, 20201 min readTwo years in“My hope is to keep you alive for one to two years.” When Gina was first diagnosed, we met with the leading oncologist specializing in...
Aug 3, 20202 min readCumulative impact vs the Calorie CalvaryI’ve mentioned to a few people that my weight is plummeting (or maybe it’s just that my neck looks extra thin on Zoom), and wow—people...