Allow me to pilfer Sheryl Crow lyrics to head up this post. The song has been bouncing around in my head for a couple of weeks now. That and David Bowie’s Ch-ch-changes. Guess what: Changes in my protocol are looming. And that’s a good thing. I haven’t altered my lifestyle much except for the intensity…
The Cancer Chapters
Dogleg Left, Dogleg Right**
There hasn’t been much straightforward with my treatments or trials. We forge down one path, and when it starts getting too gnarly to pass through, we find another. That’s about where we are right now. My CT scan shows growth of 16%, but Dr Thomas says some areas have more growth than that. 20% is…
Yes, You Can or YES, YOU CAN!
You can pick up doses of inspiration where you least expect it. I was suffering through an Orangetheory Fitness class about a year ago with a coach I had decided I wasn’t going to like. I thought she was too serious and kind of stern… I thought she was exactly what I didn’t want at…
Just Zigzagging my Way Through All of It
The subtitle could read: Vein Procedure-Pearl Jam. Another Surgery Ahead-Tour of Utah. Less Stable Tumor Stability-A Perfect Bike Picture. In other words, like the intention in my hot yoga class today, we are focusing on opposites, yin-yang, pushme-pullyou, Oscar and Felix. I’ll start with some less-than-awesome medical stuff first, so I can end with a…
(Pelicania*) Pelotonia
If it’s the first weekend in August, I must be in Columbus. And it was, and I was. My fourth Pelotonia weekend was as hopeful and inspiring and fun and powerful as the ones before. Not that anyone can with certainty, but I can’t predict Pelotonia happening for me a year away, so I’m always…
One Step Back
In the big picture, which is sometimes hard to see, it hasn’t been such a bad week. As far as we know, the cancer has not progressed, and I’m still alive. But who am I kidding? This has been a bad week. The week that makes you appreciate all the other weeks. If every day…