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

Ultra awesome

We were lucky enough to catch our friend, Cindy, about 40 miles into her 50-Mile Ultra Marathon along the Chicago Lakefront, today....

Oct 27, 20181 min read

Yesterday, we met with our oncologist and got some preliminary positive results. Yay! My CEA cancer marker is starting to go down vs...

Oct 24, 20181 min read

Both my energy and appetite are much improved today, so it was a good time to make homemade almond butter! I loaded it up with MCT oil...

Oct 21, 20181 min read

Gina felt less and less good as the day wore on, and the post-chemo hangover settled in. Hopefully, this little contraption, some good...

Oct 19, 20181 min read

Busy day today! Due to a scheduling snafu yesterday, I had to come back for my chemo today—and I fit in a dermatology consult and...

Oct 16, 20181 min read

"A rash is good, because it means the medicine is working." It's what I told the twins when they worried about me looking different if I...

Oct 11, 20181 min read

Thank you so much for coming to take care of us this week, Patti! ❤️🥣⭐️

Oct 10, 20181 min read

Gina's bathroom backdrop, courtesy of Delaney. ❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oct 8, 20181 min read

Having gotten to the afternoon of Day 7 without experiencing any serious side effects, I thought I might be in the clear. LOL, not so...

Oct 7, 20181 min read

Thank you Lisa for flying in to take care of us this past week. Your words of wisdom, soups, smiles, smoothies, laughs, rides, hugs and...

Oct 6, 20181 min read

#GoGinaGo ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Big thanks for all the love and stars, I'm feeling it! I came home after the first day of treatment feeling hungry for the first time in...

Oct 3, 20181 min read