This just in: The cancer did not spread! They found a couple of "residual" cancer cells, but chemo killed them. It's the best possible news I could have gotten. Now the word "journey" can be used to describe big hair band, Journey, instead of cancer. "Don't stop believin,'" ya'll.
Could it be…The end of Weird Cancer Guy?
Tomorrow is the big surgery day. Today, I got two radioactive dye injections right in the nipple! I wanted to scream like Steve Carell getting a full body wax in The 40 Year Old Virgin, but I didn't. Now I'm rockin' one radioactive boob. Tomorrow, they'll use a Geiger Counter to see if the cancer …
Look, no hands!
Just realized something. If I can't use my hands after surgery, I can't stuff food in my pie hole. This could be like the best diet ever! Happy to have me and my personality back with my family for a few more days. We're even going square dancing. Have a great weekend, ya'll!THREE POSITIVES:1- Excited …
A night we’ll never forget
When I found out I had cancer, I called Brian crying, "I have cancer." But he said, "There is no I. Only we. We have cancer." When he said we, I had no idea we would mean an army of 200 people who packed The Village Ballroom, donated, worked, organized, rocked out, baked and bought …
7 days of denial turned into 14
After spring break, my denial ran out of control. At one point, a store owner started asking me about treatment and I was all like, "Whaa?" Then, I realized I was standing there with a shiny bald head and a LIVE STRONG pullover. Oh yeah, right. Cancer. Tonight there's no denying that yeah, so what? It's …
The cancer dream team unites!
No one knows why four of the moms at my kids' school have breast cancer. Is it all that organic produce we eat? The super-clean water? The industries that surround us? We got together to share experiences ranging from the rebounding from surgery to being told, "You're going to die." We're all in a club …
Life is all one big prairie…
And we're the little house. That's the wisdom that comes from me and my bud Jillian, bellying up to breakfast at Slappy Cakes and talking '70s television. But here's the thing - everything merges together for me lately. So I can't tell the difference between Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons. It's troublesome …
Never do that again
Weird Cancer Guy isn’t going down easy. Yesterday, I felt like I had metal rods through my heart and throat with a rusty anvil in my stomach. I barely got up all day. Today’s only slightly better. My stomach and throat feel horrible. I'm thirsty, but even water makes me feel sick. When everyone leaves …
Hanging in there
Finally feeling relieved to clear the last chemo. Having a house full of flowers and congratulatory notes is so nice. Sari and I went for a good walk this morning. But I'm feeling heavier and sleepier now. Who knows how tomorrow will go. I see the light.THREE POSITIVES:1- Realizing I'm done with chemo.2- I mentioned …
What to tell your kids about cancer
They could have said no, but they didn't when I asked if they minded if I told our story to The Oregonian: http://www.oregonlive.com/kiddo/index.ssf/2013/03/when_parents_have_cancer_tips.html It's totally honest - and personal. My kids still wanted to do it. All day, I worried. Would kids at school make fun of them? It turned out the opposite. Steven's teacher brought in …
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