In Closing and On Continuing...
This post picks up where we left off at the one year mark. The news is still good! But effects linger... The Next Year After... As we...
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A Breast Cancer Year
In February 2016 I was diagnosed with locally advanced stage II breast cancer. As we gathered ourselves to meet that challenge, my wife fell on an icy driveway, shattering her shoulder. She required major surgery on the same day as I began chemotherapy. Together - two abreast - we navigated a year of treatment and recovery. This blog collects my writing through our experience. As of June 2024, we are both recovered and thriving - grateful for each new day and the people and resources in our lives.
Over the months of treatment, I have been writing regular emails to our extended community of friends, family and colleagues. These are collected in The Letters. All of us who receive a (breast) cancer diagnosis are confronted with some 'big questions' and choices. I've talked about some of these in a section On Cancer (When Cancer Comes). I have also been writing about meeting and managing various breast cancer treatments. These reflections on treatment and my tactics/tips are gathered in On Treatment. In the Sustenance section, I share ideas for care of the self and soul, and give examples of how our community of friends, family and colleagues surrounded us in their care. The Index page lists all of the blog postings and makes it possible to read from beginning to end instead of the default 'most recent to least recent. To learn more about who we are, go to About Us.
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Q: When Does Cancer End?
[Guest Post] As I move myself to the other side of cancer treatments, I find the following post on the theme of "do you always have...
Q: On Getting (Breast) Cancer
[A letter to a cousin in Australia] Dear Sharon, I'm just sitting with my Saturday morning Java and reading the papers. A pleasure at the...
Q: Telling Others You Have Cancer - Sharing & Privacy
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I had to do a crash course in getting comfortable with the fact of cancer in my life and...
Q: Welcome to Breast Cancer... Now What?
One day, unaware of cancer; the next day, in the middle of a 'scare', enroute to a potential crisis. How to manage these early days? The...
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