Breaking news: I have a new diagnosis. You might think that by now I’d be fed up with the word “diagnosis”. Well, you’d be right.…
Category: Cancer and Me
August 10, 2015 Day 1: Suddenly, out of the blue, you have a good day. You’re pleased because you get some errands done, you walk…
July 25, 2015 This was one of the comments I received when I first shared my cancer diagnosis: “Touched by your story, humanity, and willingness…
July 3, 2015 Exactly one year ago today, I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and what a year it’s been. I still think I didn’t…
June 18, 2015 Not all of us instinctively know the best way to respond to news of someone’s illness, death or other life-changing experience. Empathy…
June 3, 2015 This is not an original post in the sense that it discusses something that has long been a subject of debate in…
May 11, 2015 After radioactive iodine treatment, a friend sent me a helium balloon. A big smiley yellow helium balloon. This balloon has kept me…
April 30, 2015 Events in life can serve as an excuse for only so long. In 2014, I sustained a severe concussion and was diagnosed…
April 19, 2015 Symptoms aren’t always the same with hypothyroidism or after radioactive iodine treatment, but I’ve had chronic pain in my joints – knees,…
April 16, 2015 Throughout my cancer journey, there have been moments that are downright comical, others that I’ve sometimes thought might be better expressed through…