If I look confused, it's because I am! I had my CT scan yesterday and my usual blood work done. The results are in but contradict each...

For the last year my oncologist has been telling me she was running out of ideas for my aggressive - and resistant - liver tumors and has...

It's been almost a week since my first dose of Doxil. I am happy to report all is going well. Thank you, Lord. My side effects have been...

Doxil, this lovely bright red chemo cocktail, and I are having a great time getting to know each other today. Doxil has many of the same...

Friday: I'm back in the hospital. My liver pain started getting worse yesterday and the dr covering for my oncologist told me to increase...

Last weekend started off like any other. I might have even believed it was pre-covid times. Our first date in eons, meeting another...

I know some of you have checked in with me and are aware I had a (virtual) appt with a doctor in Portland¹ this afternoon. My oncologist...

Woohoo!! It's Friday 💃 This was not the "cocktail" I had in mind to end this week 😔 No chemo today, just fluids to rehydrate me. A new...

Last week was a challenge. I spent a lot of time waiting to hear from my doctor at OHSU and his clinical trial team. Communication with...

I am aware that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I am aware that you'll be inundated with PINK every direction you look. (More on...

Now that my family has been updated, I can share this here. Please read it all the way through. After 1 year and 11 months of trying to...

"Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation, and almost as good for the soul...

This explains why my belly is bloated and tender. Significant growth in this liver tumor is no bueno. At least my lungs are clear and my...

I just finished my CT scan and had labwork done before class today (rushed over and home for class then back again!). Don't ask me how...

This is the last place I thought I'd be spending Mother's Day. Alone. Please pray. Update: I've been having chest pains off and on all...

Over a month has gone by and we are (all) still at home. The only visitor* here since early March has been my son. I will not turn him...

While the world slipped into the Twilight Zone, I quietly started chemo last week. We're all affected by the chaos going on with the...

Words from my son (who rarely shares his thoughts on things like this): "A lot of organizations focus on children with terminal...