At 7a.m. on November 23, 2012, my life stopped. I was 37. My life had changed before this in big and small ways; mostly good, some spectacular (having two healthy […]
If you’re hearing the terms “precision medicine” and/or “personalized medicine” more and more, there is a reason. The future of cancer treatment is being focused on tailoring cancer treatment to […]
Scanxiety (or, feeling anxious about a follow-up scan)
January 29 2016
News from Cancerland…yesterday was my PET/CT scan (abdominal/pelvis/chest), where they see if (rather, make sure) no sneaky cancer cells have decided to colonize in my body. (I send daily mental […]
November 2013 Week 6, Radiation Therapy Hi everyone… Report from your favorite crispy cancer patient. Week 6 has started and I am definitely getting charred; today Dr. Halberg gave me […]
Hello! Radiation Grrl here, with a report from the nuclear science world. I am halfway through Week 3 of radiation and I’m simply…glowing. Literally. My chest looks like it’s been […]
Hi everyone, I wrote this last week before my [chemo] trip to LA to City of Hope; we leave again this Tuesday afternoon. Thinking white blood cell count thoughts. Lesley […]
Hi friends, I wrote an update for the other “Lotsa Helping Hands” website but I thought you–-my good friends–could handle another update, more personal and raw. Please forgive typos; I […]
