The stem cell transplant worked. The maintenance therapy after was intolerable. Most days I feel healthy, lucky, and grateful. Some days I feel limited, fragile, and damaged. A half-dozen scans and few years out, my port is finally out. Read more

After six weeks of chemotherapy, my latest PET-CT scan showed a complete response with no detectable disease. Read more

The first time I was diagnosed with cancer, I learned your photo app will sort you as multiple people no matter how many times you tell the AI you're the same person. Read more

As someone who often has too many words, today I have only a few: I received PET-CT scan results today that show no more evidence of disease. Read more

I'm drained but slowly beginning to feel more human. Scans show treatment is working well and I'm on-track to be \"done-done\" in the spring. Read more

Mindfulness and meditation have long been haphazard practices in my life. If humans have a supernatural power, it's the ability to willfully adjust our emotions, reactions and outlook. Read more

…during a global pandemic. That is always — has to always — be a thing. On today's episode of Things I Never Imagined, my oncologist instructed me to buy a plastic face shield to wear over my KN95 mask. Read more

When your neck starts swelling and you pull up WebMD, it tells you about viruses, bacterial infections and swollen lymph nodes. Likely a skin or tooth infection. Maybe it's Mumps? A little, reassuring footnote mentions in rare cases it could be related to cancer, tuberculosis or thyroid problems. Read more