Cancer Blog

I know that there are several people that anxiously await my news posts. They check the blog daily and sometimes twice a day. It is funny as I think I do not have much to say

Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood – 2001 (This one is more about the chorus than about the entire song) Day 6 of chemo: Happy to say that I am still doing very well. On Friday morning,

So, yesterday was a full day, but a good one. It started very early as I was up at 4:30 AM. Since my first chemo treatment, Tuesday my sleep patterns have not been great. MA

Jock Jams – Let’s Get Ready to Rumble – 1995 (feel to play the song while you read this post) Yesteday, I started my first round of chemo. It was scheduled to be a long

Just a quick update on Mary Ann (or so I thought when I started). Late Saturday night, around 10:00 PM, we got a call from the hospital. I was in the process of writing the last

Like with all good stories there is always a plot twist. As expected, this story will not disappoint. You may want to grab a coffee or glass of wine. This is a long one. So, yesterday

Today was my first of many days off. I was expecting it to be great having all this time off with all these big plans. Instead, I went a bit stir crazy. I needed to

Marc’s surprise 50th birthday party guests (including the dogs) For this post I am going to avoid talking about tests, doctors and appointments. Instead I am going to talk about the great weekend I had.

Rush – Limelight, 1981 (Need to hear the lyrics to understand the reference this time) So, I was not expecting to provide any update this week as I thought I would just be doing testing

Motley Crew – Dr. Feelgood, 1989 (Feel free to play while you read) So, I had my first meeting with my new best friend. Dr. Van Der Jagt is my oncologist. He is a 6’2″

Sublime – What I Got 1994 (Feel free to play this while you read) So after weeks of waiting and testing, I finally have a more definitive diagnosis. We were pretty confident it was cancer and

I have some news to share. It is not easy for me to say but I will do my best to do so here. Ideally, I would have preferred to deliver this in person but