My Journey With Lymphoma
After six weeks of chemotherapy, my latest PET-CT scan showed a complete response with no detectable disease 🎉 After the tidal waves of panic and grief that dominate the first weeks of a cancer diagnosis,… Read more
The first time I was diagnosed with cancer, I learned your photo app will sort you as multiple people no matter how many times you tell the AI you’re the same person. And if you… Read more
As someone who often has too many words, today I have only a few: I received PET-CT scan results today that show no more evidence of disease 🎉 I start radiation soon, but I have… Read more
(Cliff Notes: I’m drained but slowly beginning to feel more human. Scans show treatment is working well and I’m on-track to be “done-done” in the spring. Parts of my 2020 were hellish, but I’m not… Read more
Now boarding Mindfulness and meditation have long been haphazard practices in my life. If humans have a supernatural power, it’s the ability to willfully adjust our emotions, reactions and outlook. Often much easier said (or… Read more
… during a global pandemic. That is always — has to always — be a thing. On today’s episode of Things I Never Imagined, my oncologist instructed me to buy a plastic face shield to wear over my KN95 mask… Read more
Discovery When your neck starts swelling and you pull up WebMD, it tells you about viruses, bacterial infections and swollen lymph nodes. Likely a skin or tooth infection. Maybe it’s Mumps? A little, reassuring footnote… Read more