Chronic pain changes you. I know that as a doctor who has treated it, and as a patient who lives with it. Chronic pain isn’t only a feeling in the body or an issue of physical health. It shifts your thoughts, your mood, and how you move through the day. It also pushes on your…
Read moreCategory: Musings Along A Cancer Fighter’s Journey
Might a modest tale heal the way you face your own battles? I write about what it is like to be a cancer warrior, so I ask myself now… What power do these words truly have? They are just moments on my journey that capture some fear, hope and defiance of mine. Through blogging, I have a platform to express that innermost essence and see what depths or courage emerges in the most unlikely places. Whether you’re in the midst of it, walking a similar path by her side, or holding space from across a collective biosphere—let these reflections be our rebuke once more—that courage is not far away; finding strength and leading with brave hearts are just who we truly are lifted to see.
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…
Read moreA Life of Perpetual Treatment
You sit back in the infusion chair again. It’s your third year. The fourth protocol. You can’t even count the times you’ve heard, “Just a little longer,” “Just a few more months,” or “Let’s try one more thing.” What started as a short-term plan has become your life. I know this kind of fatigue. Not…
Read moreHi. I sit in a hospital room at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. My bone marrow cancer returned. It chose now for another round. My counts stay low. Yet they trend up in a way that worries me. What cancer defies a cure but yields to steady management? We fight to keep counts down. That buys time with family and friends. Do you see the quiet courage there?
Hi. I sit in a hospital room at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. My bone marrow cancer returned. It chose now for another round. My counts stay low. Yet they trend up in a way that worries me. What cancer defies a cure but yields to steady management? We fight to keep counts down….
Read moreSome Questions Will Never Get an Answer
Some Questions Will Never Get an Answer Cancer taught me a hard, quiet lesson, some questions don’t have answers yet. That truth can feel sharp. Most of us don’t like loose ends. We want the solid ground of certainty under our feet. So we ask. Will this treatment work? How long do I have? What…
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