“Great News! You Don’t Have Cancer!”

Posted On: February 12, 2018
Comments: 6 Responses So said Dr. Finger when he burst into the room as he flipped me a print-out of test results that had otherwise been kept secret. “Get-T-F-Outa-Here!” I shouted in awe as I threw a Town…

Happy Cancer-versary to Me!

Posted On: October 10, 2017
Comments: 12 Responses What a long, strange journey it’s been! In fact, it’s been so long, so strange, that I no longer bristle when people refer to cancer as a “journey.” Or when people butcher Grateful Dead lyrics…

When Hurricanes Hit, Even Memories Get Shattered

Posted On: September 17, 2017
Comments: No Responses Damn. So many people and places are getting crushed by weather lately. It’s selfish to think this way, but my memory flies to favorite places I’ve been to, sometimes for months, that are now slammed.…

About Sickness, Nightmares, and Sleep…

Posted On: March 2, 2017
Comments: No Responses Today my heart is anywhere warm and sunny. My body is stuck in Minnesota. And my ass is on the nearest horizontal surface. Because I’ve been hit with that fatigue everyone’s been warning me about…

How Root Canal Became Cool

Posted On: December 9, 2016
Comments: 4 Responses Radiation feels a marathon. Side effects are in full bloom and making breathing an experiment in pharmaceuticals. Yet I’m staggering toward the finish line—sometimes even smug about my endurance. That’s a clue, right on cue,…

The Serious Side of Cancer & Comedy

Posted On: November 29, 2016
Comments: 8 Responses I’m pleased to report that radiation is now half over. Some caregivers whispered, “You’ll sail right through this,” while Dr. Ray and others warned of breathing difficulties, nasal-sludge discharge, and other side effects too rude…

Getting Ready to Positively Radiate

Posted On: November 7, 2016
Comments: 17 Responses That’s me—fearless, not spineless—as I prepped for my final Spinal Tap + chemo. No encores, please! The C (Cancer? Comedy? Crap-ola?) campaign continues, much like this endless election, with ongoing opportunities for developing new, whimsical…

What Doesn’t Kill You…

Posted On: October 24, 2016
Comments: 20 Responses When this war is over, I as SO going back to hang out in the cemeteries of NOLA. (Photo by Baron Baron.) It’s been 7 hours and 76 days… And 32 days since my last…

Random Acts of Relaxation

Posted On: August 15, 2016
Comments: 2 Responses Today, (August 15) is National Relaxation Day. I hope this doesn’t mean we can only relax one day per year! It’s been a great summer. Is there any other kind? Never mind that this blogger…

Travel During Terrorism?

Posted On: July 25, 2016
Comments: 2 Responses My son finished his first year at Princeton and promptly set out for his walkabout—5.5 weeks of backpacking and hammocking his way through Denmark and the French/Spanish/Italian Mediterranean. Nice (France) was already in the news…