My chemotherapy alternates each treatment, with odd-numbered treatments done out-patient at MSTI (Mountain States Tumor Institute) and even-numbered taking place over a 5-day in patient event. Going into my 2nd…

I read somewhere that it’s important to get dressed, to the shoes, every day.  I think we all wish for a day to spend in our jammies watching movies and…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan4th/208539283/player/ Though just shortly into this journey, I have found myself, on more than one ocassion, eating a meal like a petulant child. I don’t want to eat, but I…

“Flow it. Show it. Long as God can grow it. My Hair!” — from Hair, The Musical When you are told you have Cancer, you worry about a lot of…

The first few days after Chemo Treatment #1 I was nauseous or near nauseous or….something. There’s a point where you know you’re not going to hurl (thankfully, I never did)…

Even though there’s surgical glue still over the incision where the port is, they can still access it without problem. No pain. This was my primary anxiety going in to…

I don’t dislike change and uncertainty on whole, but I prefer to be the one controlling introducing the change and uncertainty.  I like to have a good idea of what’s…

A couple weeks ago I was telling  a friend that I’m tired of the scans and wanted to get on with battling this disease. Well, it’s on! The diagnostic scans…

This week started on a high of good news about my arm. We are now going forward with tests as we prepare for treatment.  I’m not generally comfortable with short…

Good news, it seems, is all about perspective. One person’s terrible news is another person’s good news. When our adventure began, it took just a single appointment with a doctor…