Glossary of Medical Terms
April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021 There is always much to learn at the start of a new journey, particularly into
Stories of Lung Cancer
We tell ourselves stories in order to live. ~Joan Didion
Diagnosis & Treatment
Some of the more technical details of lung cancer and its treatment, plus coping with it all. The posts appear in chronological order.
There’s No Routine In Cancer Land | Apr 2021
April 7, 2021
This is what I felt like today. Not drowning, as I told a friend. But definitely overcome. Let’s do
Rubber, Meet Road | Apr 9 2021
April 9, 2021
April 9, 2021 90 grams of protein per day. That’s the takeaway from yesterday’s (weekly) meeting with the
Kind of a Hard Day | Apr 10 2021
April 10, 2021
April 10, 2021 No more Peloton. That’s the big takeaway from yesterday’s check-in with Dr. Radiology. My body
Chemo #2: Done & Dusted
April 14, 2021
The Trilliums are out in Forest Park so we went on a l e i s u r e
Have a Little Cheese with That Whine
April 17, 2021
April 17, 2021 Friday is radiology check-in day. Yesterday was almost typical, with a few exceptions. Here’s the
Chemo, Week 3: Done & Dusted
April 20, 2021
Cheering Squad in a Vase. Thanks, my brother & sister-in-law Leaving Radiation Today Mack truck, left
Introducing the Mack Truck Scale of Misery| Apr 27 2021
April 27, 2021
Cancer Warrior Trucks & Cancer When my diagnosis was made official, I created a rule: Do not be an
Just Another Day at the Copa Cabana
May 1, 2021
April 30, 2021 I’ll admit it: I’m in a good mood. I’m not nauseous, or cross-eyed with fatigue. I’m
Chemo Week 5, Done and Dusted
May 4, 2021
May 3, 2021 Doctor Oncology is not the effusive type. But she was grinning like crazy under her mask
