Look at us...Blissfully hanging out on a hopefully dormant volcano. No idea cancer was waiting right around the corner. That's pretty much like any day. You have no idea what's coming. So you might as well hang out on a volcano. I've never been so happy to exit a year as 2013 - only because …
Play the $50M game
Well hey! I'm still here, just really busy. In fact, I'm working on a speech called "Don't Let Your Sanity Check Bounce" right now. I'm giving that speech as an audition on Friday and ran across this game we love to play. Here's how it goes: You just won $50 million in the lottery. What …
This just in…
KATU ran a story I was in last night. Enjoy!enjoy!
The “Ketchup” blog
Firecrackers, ice cream and condiment jokes - it finally feels like summer around here. In our quest to make sure the kids have tools they can use to deal with other adversity like cancer, we took them to a family therapy session. Steven stunned us by saying: "They're just the most amazing parents." Livvie said: …
Hooray, it’s an ordinary day
It just hit me that today was so normal. I took Livvie with me to St. Honore Bakery, where we watched them make bread. Liv said, "It's like his hands are dancing." Then, she waited for me at the acupuncture office and drew a "Candyland" girl on the white board. Next stop: The paint and …
Kicked in the butt by perspective
Getting a swift perspective change is like stepping on a rake. Somehow, despite the fact that my "jour-ney" is almost over, we are still overwhelmed. Then, we went to two cancer-related events. Seeing tiny kids with bald heads like mine forces all of the air out of my chest at a frightening speed. Seeing other …
Falling away
Look, no hands
Arms either. If you're dreaming of having a new rack, you might to rethink that. Getting breast reconstruction hurts like hell, and I'm one of those people with a pretty decent pain threshold. Plus, you're not supposed to use your arms. (Don't tell the doctor I typed this blog. I'm not supposed to do that …
The doctor said it’s a little early to
The doctor said it's a little early to get off of pain killers. I tried to just take one pill at a time. The rest are antibiotics, muscle relaxers and other stuff. It's still beyond me how anyone gets addicted to oxy-whatever it is. One pill makes me semi-spacey. Two pills make me feel like …
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