It’s generally best to avoid alcohol during cancer treatment unless your oncology team has reviewed your medicines, liver health, and symptoms. There is no universal safe amount that applies to every patient. When you face a life-threatening disease, a familiar glass of wine may feel like one small comfort you hope to keep. We can…
How to Fix Claude Code’s Stream Idle Timeout
A stream idle timeout means a response connection went too long without activity. In Claude Code, your first steps are to preserve unfinished work, reduce the request, and retry a smaller task. It’s frustrating to watch an answer begin, then stop, especially when you have limited time or energy. You don’t need to change every…
The Friend Who Vanishes and the Friend Who Stays
The phone used to buzz all day. A joke from an old colleague. A photo of someone’s dog. A text asking if I’d watched the game. Then came the diagnosis, and the phone went quiet. It didn’t happen all at once. Illness works slower than that. First the messages grew shorter. Then they came less…
Sun Sensitivity During Chemotherapy: Safer Outdoor Days
Some chemotherapy drugs make your skin more sensitive to sunlight, so you may burn more easily than before treatment. Sun sensitivity during chemotherapy calls for layers of protection: shade, covered skin, and sunscreen your oncology team recommends. Cancer treatment already asks you to make room for many changes, and losing the comfort of an outdoor…
When One More Round Is Enough: Living Through Long-Term Cancer Treatment
There’s a moment that can sneak up on you, the moment you realize treatment isn’t a chapter anymore. It’s the calendar. It’s the language you speak all week long. It’s the way every plan carries a quiet question mark. If you’re in long-term cancer treatment, you may feel like you’re always being asked to hold…
