I usually only tell this story when I'm drunk, but fuck it let's tell it now cause maybe people out there are interested in hearing it. Let's talk about the day all my life plans got cancelled. It was around June 19th, I know because I was supposed to go to NH to celebrate my... Continue Reading →
A Wedding and A Funeral
Intended to be a fall wedding in New England. A rustic barn at the historical society of a quaint Boston suburb with puritanical charm. The fall foliage bursting with color would have framed hundreds of wedding photos. The choice of season was not meant to be, but the beauty of this love was celebrated instead... Continue Reading →
What Am I Capable Of?
Ok, so this isn't some deep, philosophical question, it's a question I have to ask myself pretty much everyday when I plan out my day. What am I capable of? Can I walk to dunks for breakfast? Can I even stomach food right now? What if I can't walk to dunks, can I cook something... Continue Reading →
Cancer and Drugs
Here’s a new topic for us: drugs! Now, having cancer and taking drugs go hand-in-hand. Like peanut butter and jelly or salt and pepper or sadists and masochists. They just seem to really get along. But taking lots of drugs can be a bad thing!! Let me explain: For the most part, cancer drugs are... Continue Reading →
Yet Another 5 Benefits of Cancer
Well since I'm back in the blogging world with my last post, might as well stick around and throw some more stuff out there. And I figured, what better place to start than a trusty 'ol benefits list. You'd think after writing 3 of these blogs already I'd be running out of benefits and the... Continue Reading →
Terminally Ill and Still Here…
I wanna start this by saying the picture isn't a dig at my oncologist, I just couldn't find any good images of patients shrugging. Anyways, I've been a busy little beaver these past few weeks as it's the summer, I only work part-time now, and I'm trying to live life to the fullest at the... Continue Reading →
The Hardest Part of Living
I guess there’s no reason to pussy-foot around it. My last chemo regimen didn’t work and now they’re seeing a number of aggressive new legions in my lungs and chest. For the first time in 3 years, I’m officially worse off than I was when I started. Only this time I’m not an extremely healthy... Continue Reading →
Wedding Week
Let's provide a little back story here for our newcomers/people who don't personally know me. I'm getting married this Friday to a lovely young dame by the name of Squid. What are my thoughts on it? Well, I'm excited to stop preparing and start enjoying, I'm excited to make a commit I've never made before,... Continue Reading →
New Cancer Diagnosis Do’s and Don’ts
So you just got diagnosed with cancer huh? I'm not going to lie to you, that's a fuckin bummer. But have no fear! Cancer isn't the worst thing in the world and you're probably not gonna die in the next ten minutes from it, so let's discuss what you should do next. Step 1: Take... Continue Reading →
Cancer and Cartoons
So since we covered such a dark cancer topic last week, I figured we could discuss something a little lighter today: cartoons! Now, if you're one of my friends or family then you may already known this but if you're a new internet friend I've never met then there's something you should know about me:... Continue Reading →
The Elephant in the Room
So there’s something we haven’t really explicitly talked about on here before and it’s kinda important. It’s the whole reason cancer is even a big deal, actually. So let’s do it, let’s talk about death, the implications that come along with it, and how to best cope with it. That’ll be fun, right? We’re all... Continue Reading →