Wellness and Cancer Blog. Welcome to an ongoing series of blog posts around health and wellness topics. The bulk of the posts before 2020 will be about my experiences in cancer treatments over the years. I’m taking a broader approach to my blogging, writing and speaking now, covering topics relating Read more…
I routinely encounter folks dealing with serious illness (mostly cancer, in my circumstances) who accept whatever the first doctor they meet tells them, even if what they’re told is that there is no hope. I watched my own mother accept that information from her doctor two years ago. I didn’t Read more…
April is head and neck cancer awareness month! Be aware of the causes and symptoms, summarized in the graphic at the bottom. For me, it was a swollen lymph node below my jaw that didn’t resolve after antibiotics. It was negative on a needle biopsy and was finally diagnosed when Read more…
Clinical trial math example: Monday + every two months = time to start worrying about my scan the following Monday. Tuesday + pain below my right ribs = worry about that AND the scan the following Monday. Wednesday + pain is now across the front of my chest below my Read more…