One thing that I've learned as a cancer patient (and from helping my family with medical issues) is that flexibility is key. What can get the plan one week can change with one appointment. I thought for sure that I would have a CT scan this week at the ungodly …

Today I had an appointment with my oncologist about the next steps for my cancer treatment. I was pretty scared, in part because I had a PET scan during the downtime since my last chemo treatment. We're naturally curious folks in this household so naturally we looked at the results …

I've been practicing mindfulness for a while now. I'm not great at it, but I've done OK with it. When I had a kidney stone flare up rather than try to fight it I relaxed into the moment of excruciating pain and sat with it. Most times we try to …

We got the results of my PET scan from last week. I have a saying about medical results now: "It's never cake", meaning that the likelihood of some positive news is unlikely. Well, the latest results bear this out. The cancer in my rectum seems to be shrinking but the …

Ever since I learned about my cancer diagnosis I've been feeling uncertain and a little scared about what the future would bring me. One of the ways that I relieve some of that tension (or at least explore it) is to blog about it. Part of this is to share …