So, two weeks ago we made a big decision…
Sat July 11, 2020
Two weeks ago, as we drove up to Mount Umunhum for a hike we were chatting as usual. We were reflecting on the uptick in Covid cases in the…
May you live in interesting times
Thu July 9, 2020
Funny what happens when you Google a phrase. What I had thought was an ancient Chinese curse, turns out to be a 20th century expression with no connection whatsoever…
A reflective bike ride
Fri June 5, 2020
Yesterday I got back on my recumbent bike and went for a bike ride. Once huge advantage to covid stay-at-home orders is that there is significantly less traffic on…
Life during “safer at home”
Fri April 24, 2020
I am starting to confuse days - except that I know that I cannot hike on the weekends. My days are crazy busy but I'm doing slightly different stuff. In the last couple of weeks I've become significantly more productive, almost to the point of pre-cancer - at least that is what it feels like.
Are individual breast cancer narratives just pink ribbons?
Fri February 28, 2020
Personal breast cancer stories are one means of producing and maintaining ignorance about breast cancer.(Segal, 2008, p.4) I read an interesting article by Judy Z. Segal (2008) that argues…
When a TV star has stage IV
Mon February 10, 2020
I don't know why - well I guess I kind of do - but Shannon Doherty's recent announcement that her Breast Cancer has metastasized and she is now stage…
Getting flustered
Tue January 14, 2020
I seem to get easily flustered when I have too make too many decisions in a short period of time.
Five years and counting
Wed December 18, 2019
Yesterday I had an important cancer anniversary. Five years ago, on December 17, 2014, I was officially in remission. It is the date that the last of my known…
Five more years … and a back update
Thu November 28, 2019
It has been a whirlwind over the last two weeks - with an appointment with my oncologist and an appointment with my back surgeon. I was pretty bummed out…
Is this normal? Spinal laminectomy
Fri November 22, 2019
Is it normal to have surgery booked after a short phone call with a surgical fellow outlining what surgery is being offered? Is it crazy to think that I…
