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.
January 6, 2022 Preface On the surface, this post may not seem like a story about lung cancer. But the
December 26, 2021 It’s not officially Christmas any more, but the season’s hectic pace has kept me from some of
It’s been a wild couple of days. I wrote sections I & II to think/talk about surveillance scans (Tuesday) and
December 12, 2012 I. Knowing/Not Knowing When someone asks how I’m doing, my usual response is a cheery, “Goin’
Let’s not beat around the bush: lung cancer sucks and I don’t want anyone I know– or don’t know,
November 24, 2021 A ten-minute chest and back strength training session on Peloton was a recent source of hilarity. The
November 15, 2021 On Vacation from Lung Cancer Lung cancer is such a pain. Just when I think I can
Sunday, October 24, 2021 I’ve been talking ad nauseam about steroids, I know, and this post will continue the theme,
October 19, 2021 In August of 2021, I read one of the best articles about cancer I’ve read so
October 10, 2021 Unsettled It’s been hard to get started on this post. Not for want of something to say–
The Quiet Backdrop of Being A Cancer Advocate It’s the second day of rain here, sometimes heavy and driving, sometimes
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 I walked out of the cancer center last Wednesday with a new plan: active surveillance.
