Penultimate Cycle
I had intended for this post to be completely different from what it’s turned out to be. I have been typing up my posts ahead of time so that I can amend them as I find the need for changes to the post when I draw closer to the day I post the article. I’m very...
56!
I remember writing last year on this day that I was officially mid-way through my fifties, given that I was 55. I also wrote about how I’d be spending the entire year on chemo. While I was indeed on chemo for my entire 55th year on earth and I still have two more...
Ballad of the Chemo Curmudgeon
Two things: 1. I had my lipids and inflammation marker redone on the labs from this past Wednesday. 3 weeks and 2 days after I cut out sugar and meat and all processed foods. My doctor said cholesterol doesn’t drop that fast and it would take 3 months. I’m...
Winding Down
Exactly one year ago today, I swallowed my first chemo pill and went to my first radiation treatment. Five weeks later, on June 6, 2022, I rang the bell at the radiation oncology clinic at Froedtert. By that point, almost all of the hair, on the top of my head, was...
About Me
In February 2022, I was diagnosed with brain cancer and it changed my whole life perspective. This blog is dedicated to my Journey through cancer diagnosis, recovery, and finding the humor in life.