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…
Kind of like Halloween for an adult with celiac disease
Sun November 17, 2019
I felt like a kid a Halloween, sorting through my samples of different gluten free granolas, snacks, pastas and such.
laminectomy or fusion … the woes of my spine
Thu November 7, 2019
As some of you know, I've been struggling with back pain - which got severe after I broke my rib mountain biking at Christmas last year. I've tried a…
I almost cried
Sat October 12, 2019
I almost cried when as I walked out of my surgeons office - likely for the last time. Thursday I had a follow up appointment with my breast surgeon.…
It’s like riding a bike, except when the bike is a recumbent
Thu October 3, 2019
The other day one of my students made a comment about how prior knowledge and asking how much of it we needed to review. He then used the metaphor…
Can I handle the emotional hit associated with losing more friends?
Tue July 23, 2019
Back on July 6, 2014 -- the day before I started chemotherapy - I wrote about my fears with getting to know others who might one day die from breast cancer.
After the loss of the last year, I find myself hesitant again. Can I handle the emotional hit associated with losing more friends?
After the loss of the last year, I find myself hesitant again. Can I handle the emotional hit associated with losing more friends?
The time has come to professionalize Peer-to-peer heathcare
Sun July 14, 2019
Do you think we should look at creating a professional ePatient role that is embedded within the healthcare system? What would skills and competencies would that person need to have?
Back pain … what now
Sun July 7, 2019
Once I found out that my back pain was not caused by cancer, I had to figure out what to do next. The pain was unbearable and constant so…
I forgot … and that is a good thing
Fri June 14, 2019
On Wednesday, as I was signing a bunch of papers, I wrote the date down at least 6 times. June 12, 2019. It wasn't until support group last night…
