June 2 – national cancer survivor day
Posted: June 2, 2015 Filed under: cancer | Tags: cancer, live long and prosper, national cancer survivor's day 29 CommentsI just saw that today is national cancer survivor day. Not exactly a club anyone would choose to join, but once cancer drafts you, membership is OK. I’m still here, so that’s good. Hard to believe it was three and 1/2 years ago that I went under the knife.
In the words of Mr Spock… Live long and prosper. I plan to.
scans
Posted: December 12, 2014 Filed under: cancer | Tags: cancer, checkup, radiation 22 CommentsAnother December, another scan – sometimes cancer lingers…. even though we expect it gone.
What I-131 pills come in.
When you take one, your body replaces the lead container. May your December be glowing.
tribute
Posted: October 2, 2013 Filed under: cancer | Tags: cancer, great courage, great heart, loss, memorial 30 CommentsThe world lost a great soul recently. When I first discovered I had cancer I came across Jen’s blog. Her memorial is here. She was full of hope, and her heart brimmed with courage and love. How could I be afraid when someone stricken so harhly by this horrible disease fought bravely on against all odds.
I read her blog. We never met and I don’t recall even emailing, but I can say that her life made the world a better place. God speed Jen.
Here is a post on how she and some other brave bloggers touched my heart.
what’s cancer’s cost?
Posted: June 6, 2013 Filed under: cancer | Tags: cancer, cancer free, costs, how does one value a life, thyroid cancer 59 CommentsWhat is the value of a life? Here is the tally for eighteen months of mine, estimated. Read the rest of this entry »
rocket scientist vs compassionate soul
Posted: May 24, 2013 Filed under: cancer | Tags: brilliant doctor, cancer, colonoscopy, compassionate doctor, PET scan 36 CommentsI’m in the cart, IV’s hooked up covered by the scant hospital gown minutes away from the procedure when the doctor walks in.
“Have we met?” He asks. Read the rest of this entry »
is it bragging…
Posted: May 5, 2013 Filed under: cancer, figures of speech, pearls of wisdom | Tags: cancer, Celebration, graduate, healing, hope, MBA, MSU, work 32 Commentsyep…. Read the rest of this entry »
positron, cancer and carbs
Posted: April 13, 2013 Filed under: cancer, figures of speech | Tags: a good time to be alive, cancer, PET scan, positron, thyroid cancer 34 CommentsA positron is an electron with a positive charge. Some say it gets this charge by traveling backward through time. Read the rest of this entry »
little things…
Posted: April 9, 2013 Filed under: cancer, history, pearls of wisdom | Tags: big horn mountains, black tooth, cancer, history, little things are important, my history, pearls of wisdom, travel, wyoming 28 CommentsOnce, my brother in law and I rode horse back 1/2 a day from our cabin bordering the national forest and hiked up to the wilderness area planning to overnight just above the tree line, ( 11,000 feet ). Read the rest of this entry »
second breakfast
Posted: January 17, 2013 Filed under: cancer, Chicago, food, travel | Tags: breakfast, cancer, Chicago, corn beef hash, delicious, egg harbor, eggs benedict, food, hobbits, Naperville, travel, victories 61 CommentsHobbits, those imaginary fellows invented by Tolkien, used to enjoy breakfast, and then second breakfast. Read the rest of this entry »
ok to be weak
Posted: January 14, 2013 Filed under: cancer, health, pearls of wisdom | Tags: being weak, family, lymph nodes, secrets, thyroid cancer, trust 31 CommentsWhen I grew up we were emotional islands. Read the rest of this entry »
