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 …

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 …

I've finished round 7 of my chemo treatments. This is a pretty huge milestone as I'm over the half-way mark for my originally scheduled 12 treatment cycle. Next week I'll be having a PET scan to determine where things are and what the next actions will be. I'd be lying …

Tomorrow I begin round 4 of chemotherapy. So far things have been going well. My side effects have been minimal (knock on IKEA) and the folks administering the drugs have been outstanding. I couldn't ask for a better team of folks to help me with my cancer treatments. There's still …

Checking in for February for my "Designing a Well-Lived Life" blogging. This is about making small changes during the year to make larger changes.

• Focus on health (exercise, eating, stress): This past week I started chemotherapy for handling my stage IV rectal cancer. That was also combined with other tests …