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

Dec 29, 20244 min read

Resetting for 2025

Starting the year with a Bell's Palsy diagnosis for Per and an anti-inflammatory diet for us both

Sep 29, 20244 min read

Unremarkable: 2-year scans

On Monday, September 9th I had clear scans—officially marking NED for over two years, the point at which my risk of recurrence drops.

Oct 29, 20233 min read

Five lessons over five years

Even after years spent in the intensity of agency New Business, I’ve never experienced a sense of urgency quite like the one I felt when...

Sep 11, 20239 min read

Today: My five-year cancerversary

Today is the five-year anniversary of my cancer diagnosis, and thus completes the end of this project: a year-long look back at my...

Sep 4, 20233 min read

Still trying to throw the bowl

This post is a reflection of the post I made on October 9, 2022, which you can find here: Throwing the Bowl I spend a lot of time looking...

Jan 3, 20234 min read

Healthy and free in 2023

Happy New Year! We’ve had a truly lovely holiday, in spite of (or possibly because of?) a few forces that conspired against our original...

Nov 29, 20223 min read

Progressing beyond patient

I’ve had the opportunity to be on a few podcasts lately to share my story. I’m frustrated to find that at times it is becoming harder and...

Nov 7, 20224 min read

A guest appearance

It’s not one month ago that I posted about my confidence that my future would find me—I just needed to be ready to receive. Most nights...

Oct 9, 20225 min read

Throwing the bowl

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve started my experiment with Substack, and already I’ve learned a bunch. First, that it is a LOT of work...

Sep 12, 20223 min read

Launch day!

Today is the day – my four-year cancerversary, and the launch of Strive for Five on Substack! I cannot believe that my clean scans...

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 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...