We tell ourselves stories in order to live. ~Joan Didion
Some of the more technical details of lung cancer and its treatment, plus coping with it all. The posts appear in chronological order.
August 4, 2021 So we enter week 3 of big doses of steroids to calm down my addled lungs. I
August 18, 2021 Take a slow deep breath, as deep as you can, and hold it. Feel how your chest
August 24, 2021 I. There’s a name for what is happening right now, but danged if I can think
September 2, 2021 There was a joke circulating during the Cold War era, designed to address the General Immorality Of
September 10, 2021 This post is about a day where nothing happened and everything did. It’s about happenstance and luck
Thursday, November 4, 2021 I got to see Dr. Radiology today, which included my favorite activity: looking at all the
Friday, December 3, 2021 Ohhhhh my. Dr. Lungs said that at 10 mg. of prednisone, I might start to notice
Saturday, February 26 …for frosting! My first bake for forgoodnesscakes.org; my first delivery to a youth agency about 45 minutes
Going Under the [Gamma] Knife March 10, 2022 When last seen, Our Heroine was waiting for a call with Dr.
March 18, 2022 My cancer center loves me. Phone calls, emails, texts: sometimes it feels like a deluge. There have
