“Is It Good? Is It Bad? I Don’t Know—We’ll See.”
It’s been a year since my last post. I haven’t written—not because I lack material, but because confronting, writing, editing, and then...
Feb 185 min read
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"You still take a dump in war."
My anxiety and depression developed when I was a teenager, and life always felt overwhelming. I longed for an escape, something that...
Feb 6, 20248 min read
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COVID, Chemo & A Crying Baby
About halfway through the first section of chemo, I started reading about the next set of meds I would be receiving: Doxorubicin and...
Dec 6, 20235 min read
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"3 Months Down!"
...the neon pink, orange, and green sign tacked on my door declared. My buddy, Dominique, and I were driving home from my last Taxol...
Oct 20, 20235 min read
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I am going to be bald.
I was surprisingly calm the morning of my first chemotherapy, scheduled for Friday at 11 am. The baby woke up at 6:45 am, and we started...
Aug 22, 20236 min read
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My cousin, Dave.
I spent many childhood summers with my brother, Tommy, and three boy cousins, David, Dean, and Jimmy, on the central coast of California...
Aug 10, 20234 min read
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"You are now entering the twilight zone."
Dr. R recommends installing a port to save my veins from the numerous weekly pokes I will receive. A port is an implantable device placed...
Aug 3, 20232 min read
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