I still don't have a firm date on when the chemo will start so I'm trying to do as much stuff as I can before I have to live like it's 2020 again. Last weekend the MST crew came over for grilling, and baseball watching, and just hanging out. I wa…
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I feel really ungrateful about where I'm at with my cancer, and that feels super weird. I just keep thinking about all the different things that I'm not going to get to do for the rest of this year, because I'll be going through chemo, and it's j…
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Back in February I had what can only be described as the worst day of my life. I was told, in a very unceremonious way, that I had cancer. It sucked. I couldn't eat or sleep…
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Earlier this week I had surgery to remove the last part of the tumor that is visible. This was a huge milestone for me. I still have several follow up things to do. See my oncologist, see my s…
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Yesterday (Tuesday July 14 ... Bastille Day!) I had my very first surgery, or as Emily calls it, "Baby's first surgery". The actual procedure was called a "Transanal rectal cancer excision". The ONLY good thing about a surgery like this is that t…
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I had my last 2 appointments this week. On Monday I met with a pulmonologist as a follow up to my pulmonary embolism last month. My lungs checked out, which was expected honestly. The funniest part of the appointment was the MA "double checking" …
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I wrote about some of the fears that I have. There are some that I can control (like filling up my bird feeder) and others that I can't (like what will the surgeon recommend as next steps…
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Next Tuesday I meet with the Surgeon for the first time in about 4 months. Holy shit! Four months. During that appointment it seemed like we had caught this early and that I was going to be in good shape. A few weeks later he called to tell me th…
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Since my cancer diagnosis I've been low level scared. Wondering if I'm going to die from cancer. It's mentally exhausting, but I started to get used to it, especially when the treatment started. Actively working to rid my body of the cancer felt …
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Yesterday Abby and I continued our tradition of seeing Star Wars movies in the theater when we went and saw "The Mandolorian and Grogu"
WE both agreed that it was "fine". No spoilers, but it probably could have been a 6 episode season and w…
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