We tell ourselves stories in order to live. ~Joan Didion
From the moment lung cancer is diagnosed, you are living with it forever. There are layers to peel away in order to understand what that means, to build a life. You do it one step at a time.
July 23, 2022 First, A Little Report “You are doing remarkably well.” So starts the pulmonologist’s note after
July 8, 2022 Vacation Adventures: Hiking We are on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, having a hiking/bicycling 4th of July
July 1, 2022 I rode my bike to CancerShrink’s office last week. I’m trying to build my seat
_Cancer: 50 Essential Things To Do_ Is A Bad Book “I Call BS” is going to be
Friday, June 10, 2022 A Black Cake. Really? I delivered another cake on Wednesday. The request: chocolate cake, chocolate
Sunday June 5, 2022 Here’s a newsflash from my local lung cancer group: Setting goals is a really important
May 26, 2022 Here’s a quick report on today’s MRI of my brain. I am pleased to report that
May 26, 2022 What’s That Feeling? It’s called scanxiety. That unsettledness that follows cancer folks around like the cloud
May 20, 2022 I. The Shortage Earlier this week, I learned that the contrast material used in CT-scans-with-contrast is
May 13, 2022 My husband and I try to walk at midday a couple of times a week.
May 7, 2022 Rain, Rain, Go Away It’s been raining for days. Real rain, steady, not the typical
Friday, April 29, 2022 I. True Confessions After I wrote a lovely (in my opinion) post sort of extolling
