Let’s try something new – let’s not start our conversations with “how are you feeling?” When you step back to think about it, most conversations with someone you see every so often don’t begin with “how are you feeling?”, right? For me it is more of a question I ask…
Round 6 is done! My treatment plan is officially complete. It’s still surreal because we went from 100mph and lots of little things to keep track of to almost nothing. My fingers are hurting quite a bit from neuropathy and my overall lack of strength, but here’s a bit of…
Having five rounds of five days to sit and think over things in the hospital has gotten me thinking: When you’re a patient, at least based on my experience, life is a lot like how I imagine it is for a pet puppy. I’ve spent many nights of insomnia with…
When news of a cancer diagnosis rears its ugly head, an initial reaction may be to think of how you can help that person and provide them some kind of comfort. First of all I’ll say that thoughtful messages and support throughout the treatment process are priceless and also very cheap…
Time to get toxic – going to talk chemo, other treatment drugs, and my experience with them so far. My treatment regimen, my code, or whatever you’d like to call it is DA-EPOCH+R. Those letters indicate the different drugs that I am given and the way the doctors are going…