England was lovely! Here’s more about the trip if you’re interested. I’ve been back a few weeks now and they have been less energetic than my time in England, for sure. I did a decent amount of walking on the trip (along with a LOT of riding the wonderful Tube) but in the last week […]
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Lung Spot Limbo
Well. My September 11 chest CT scan showed “multiple” very small nodules in both lungs. Some looked like they could be due to inflammation/infection, and the radiologist noted that the largest one–only 4 millimeters–was most suspicious for metastasis. So this is a new chapter, I guess. Not one I am eager to read. I am at […]
Cancer scan interv-hell!
I had m periodic CT scans last Friday and a bone scan too, warranted by my back muscle spasms I guess, and we meet with my oncologist tomorrow afternoon to find out the results. The Sunday after that I go to England for 8 days. That’s not very long to make a new plan if the chemo […]
Cancer-Lifestyle Barbie: Who knew this would involve so many accessories?
Trying to deal with various pains and aches these last few months, I have accumulated a wide variety of what I think of, in more humorous moments, as “cancer-lifestyle accessories”–all kinds of things people give you or you acquire because maybe they will soothe an ache or prevent a pain or cushion your knee or keep […]
Doing a bit better
A friend of mine just wrote me: “Having cancer is a full-time job, and one with lousy hours, benefits, and working conditions, isn’t it? And you can’t quit.” Love that. The last 10 days have been better for the headaches–I’m still wearing sunglasses and closing the windowshades most of the time, but having more edge of […]
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
A few weeks ago my good friend Birdie sent us Atul Gawande’s latest book, Being Mortal. It took us a while to read it but WOW. I think everyone should read it. Especially if you fall into one of these two categories: You have aging parents and are helping them navigate the years of their […]
A hard few weeks
First of all, on paper I’m doing great. Cancer under control still, chemo still working, few chemo side effects. May’s brain zapping showing good results (tumor shrinkage), nothing previously treated growing bigger, nothing new popping up in there in the meantime. But in my actual life I can’t get rid of the medium-bad headache that comes whenever […]
“Oliver Sacks: My Periodic Table”
I really enjoyed this column by Oliver Sacks in the NYT.
MRI results!
I got a surprise call from my favorite nurse in Radiation Oncology yesterday (Tuesday), leaving me a message about my Monday MRI. I thought I would have to wait untold weeks and weeks to find out about the results, since I don’t have an appointment with anyone until next week (the neurologist) or the week after […]
About France…
If your interest in this blog extends to our July 2015 family trip to France, you can read about it and see pictures here. .