So in some ways this post scares me more than writing about death or cancer or chemo. At the same time, it is way more exciting than death or cancer or chemo. I’m going to try to start something new on my blog, and…
I’m a little late on my reading review from 2016. I blame the chemo. Unfortunately, also due to the chemo, I wasn’t able to read as much as I normally do. So I should caveat here that I typically only put books here that…
Silence has been a great companion to me recently. I mean both the word “silence” and at the same time the movie/book Silence. For many people, that seems like an odd or dismal thing to say. Silence can be maddening. Everyone starts fidgeting in church…
Most of you know that I have recently finished my prescribed 6 Rounds of chemo, and yesterday morning I got the results of my latest CT scan back during my meeting with my oncologist. I shared a brief update on social media but wanted…
I will say without reservation that Silence has already become one of my favorite movies, and is likely to remain in that position for a long time (right behind Calvary – which is amazing). Part of this is because it magnificently adapts Shusaku Endo’s book, Silence…
When I set out on this Contemplating Chemotherapy series, initially I thought it would be primarily blogging about my experience with chemo exclusively during this season. As I’ve been writing and looking back, I’ve realized that life is never simple enough to let you…
I’m glad that 2016 is over. I don’t typically say that, but it is true. Bring on 2017, I’m ready. As long as it’s nothing like 2016, it will be fine with me. Or will it? Chemo Christmas Let me tell you about what…
I have been wanting to write a post along these lines for some time now, but I figured now would be a good time to post in light of the holidays. Christmas is often a time to visit and spend time with family, and…
So (as if you didn’t already know or hear): chemo sucks. I would have said that before starting chemo because I’d heard all of the horror stories (and, you know, it was basically mustard gas at its inception). But after my first two rounds…
Let’s all just be honest: we suck at waiting. Even worse than being bad at it, most of us (if we’re honest) hate waiting. It’s ironic that our inability to wait shows itself perhaps most surprisingly during the season that has traditionally been set aside…
