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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
Mar 21, 20212 min read
The cancer roller coaster
It’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...
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Feb 2, 20214 min read
The 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....
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Jan 30, 20212 min read
Delaney’s gift
Hair—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...
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Dec 18, 20201 min read
A chemo break for Christmas
This 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...
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Dec 17, 20201 min read
So far, so stable
So 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...
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Dec 16, 20201 min read
En route to scans
After 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...
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Dec 11, 20203 min read
Feeling worse and worse, but also better
When 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...
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Oct 22, 20201 min read
A clean scan for a bad ass
This 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...
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Oct 12, 20203 min read
A call for your stars
Delaney asked me not to kiss her tonight. She explained that my face was too scratchy. Between the dryness and the Vectibix-driven facial...
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Sep 25, 20202 min read
From ego-driven to soul-drawn
Wow. 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...
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Sep 10, 20201 min read
Two 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...
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Aug 3, 20202 min read
Cumulative impact vs the Calorie Calvary
I’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...
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