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...
Reflections
One year ago today, almost to the hour, I was in surgery having a tumor removed from my head. At that time we didn’t know if it was low grade or high grade, though my physician suspected it was low grade. Had it been the grade 4 glioblastoma that 47% of adult...
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.