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

Apr 214 min read

Lymph limbo: 21-month scans

It’s probably nothing, but it could be something. We went into my 21-month scans on Monday feeling as secure and optimistic as we ever...

Apr 72 min read

Pulmonary Embolism

An update from Per: Last weekend, we got back from a wonderful spring break with the kids in Hawaii. Gina was feeling pretty...

Feb 44 min read

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...

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...

Sep 8, 20221 min read

✨❤️ ✨ CLEAN SCANS ! ✨❤️✨

We made everyone on the team confirm the scans were clean - including my interventional radiologist, Dr Sophocleus, over telemedicine....

Sep 6, 20223 min read

A big week and a double ask

The week is going to be a big week! First up: scans at MSK tomorrow, with results on Wednesday—and then the launch of Strive for Five on...

Aug 15, 20223 min read

Back to our regularly scheduled health update

I realize that my last post was full of philosophy and absent any sort of health update, so wanted to share the latest. I was at...

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...

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 -...

Jul 27, 20222 min read

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 25, 20222 min read

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 23, 20222 min read

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...