Getting un-pumped for the rest of my life
Today is World Cancer Day, 2024. A little over a week ago, I had a scan that confirmed I had been NED—no evidence of disease—for 18...
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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
Nov 9, 20221 min read
How to spell "BOUNCED"
You can’t spell “BOUNCED” without the letters N-E-D! I’m beyond thrilled to report that Gina’s scans are all clear!!! Thank you for all...
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Aug 29, 20225 min read
Here we go!
I’ve been at the office more often recently, and I’ve been bumping into friends and colleagues whose only exposure to me has been via...
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Aug 5, 20223 min read
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...
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Jul 30, 20225 min read
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 -...
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Jun 24, 20224 min read
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...
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Nov 28, 20213 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...
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Aug 19, 20213 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...
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Apr 26, 20211 min read
Pizza on chemo eve
It’s chemo eve! We made pizza, and I did a good job calorie loading in anticipation of what’s ahead of me. I’m not looking forward 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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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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