May 10, 2022 | Brain Tumor
My cancer diet caveat:I’m not telling you what to eat. I’m talking about what I eat. If you feel like you need to tell me what I eat is wrong, knock yourself out. But know that I don’t care, particularly if you’re not my doctor. Before I knew I...
May 2, 2022 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
Brain Tumor: Today’s visit with my oncologist “Did you see your results?!” That’s the first thing my oncologist said to me at my appointment this morning. It must be as fantastic to give good news as it is to receive it. Especially if your...
Oct 6, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
I realize that I’m a little behind in my blog update for this week. It’s largely because my nails were too long, and I can’t stand the feel of the laptop keys when they get like that. No. For real. It’s a thing, and I was just too tired to take...
Sep 20, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
I usually shoot for Sunday to write these weekly updates, but it didn’t work out for Chemo Week 4 because, well, I didn’t feel like it. So here I am a day late and a dollar short, as my dad used to say. I’ve been thinking about him a lot lately....
Sep 12, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
How has it been three weeks since I started chemo? Highlights of this past week include: getting a robot vacuum and learning how to use it, bulk prepping healthy smoothies to take with temozolomide, and enjoying more food and flavors than I thought possible while on...
Sep 5, 2021 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
The only reason I’m writing this is because I need to stay upright for a few minutes. I skipped the ondansetron (anti-nausea) this morning thinking I would be just fine… And I was wrong about that. On Monday I saw the oncologist and learned that I am not...