This week marks my 12/12 chemo treatment. This is a huge milestone for me. My major symptoms are a mild case of neuropathy, lowered platelet count, potassium that's a bit out of whack, and a lot of tiredness. Overall I'm OK, but I'm feeling slightly burned out. This is …
read moreAnger
Yesterday I spilled almost an entire glass of water on my computer.
I was getting ready for the work day in the basement. I was already a little surly about the morning because the temperatures were making it so that I would have had less than an hour outside on …
read moreStrength
I've never thought of myself as a very strong person. I don't tend to gravitate toward feats of athleticism. When I was in school I was generally regarded as one of the weaker folks, so that naturally garnered the attention of bullies and folks who used strength to their advantage …
read moreThings I didn't know about having cancer
I'm posting this in the hopes that anyone who is either diagnosed with cancer or has someone who is diagnosed with cancer will have a little bit more to go on than what we had. I'll admit that when I was diagnosed with cancer it felt like someone had pulled …
read moreProgress is progress
So we got the results for the PET Scan that I underwent on Tuesday. Naturally they came later in the day, but I'll take it.
The news thus far (not-yet-reviewed-by-an-actual-doctor) is that things are progressing well. The cancers that are in my liver, lungs, and rectum are shrinking as they …
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