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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
Why a book
Energy follows intent, my therapist has told me on more than one occasion. If the past few weeks are any indication, I’m finding that to...
May 19, 20223 min read
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A master class in fear
I had the most amazing day today—but for a few minutes, it looked like it was about to take a bad turn. I was standing outside the office...
Apr 22, 20224 min read
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Still here, bitches!
Gina’s sweater says it all. Clear Scans! NED! ❤️🙌🏼⭐️
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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Fear, lifting
I can't sleep. I know it must be scanxiety, because I leave for New York this morning. But I’m not thinking about scans as I toss and...
Mar 29, 20224 min read
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In pursuit of “all clear”
At dinner last night, Per and I tried to temper our expectations about what kind of news we could expect today. Because radiation’s...
Jan 20, 20221 min read
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Healthy and done in 2021 (almost)!
“Healthy and Done in 2021” was an excellent goal, but Covid snuck in just under the wire, with four cases in our household thus...
Jan 3, 20221 min read
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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...
Nov 28, 20213 min read
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More treatment ahead
It’s always more fun (and faster) to share good news than less-good news. Last week, Gina’s scans picked up a recurrence in the same spot...
Nov 16, 20211 min read
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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...
Aug 19, 20213 min read
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My future will find me
Well we finally heard back, and the picture is a little clearer, but still a bit murky. My scan results were posted on my portal—first...
Jun 19, 20213 min read
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More chemo ahead
A brief update: Gina's Interventional Radiologist and Oncologist got to talking, and decided that it would be better for Gina to do a...
May 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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