I mention in the book about the cancer spreading to my left lung, and that I went through Cyberknife treatment to fix it, but I never went into detail about.  Mostly because the book is meant to address the commonalities of cancer and not mine specifically.  There are so many …

As promised, here’s my list from Chapter 13′s “Do What You Love and The Healing Will Follow”: What: Swim with Whale Sharks Where: Isla Mujeres, Mexico With Whom: Anyone who dares to join me (and definitely Len n Sheila) When: August 201? How Much-ish: $2,000-ish What: 3 Amigas Trip to …

Where do I begin with a title like that?  Oh, there are so many instances that come to mind.  I often fantasize about what it would be like to be wealthy in this situation.  Flying off to some remote spa location where I’d do whirlpool therapies, avocado facials, mud baths …

After all that talk about how you need to chill out and relax and now I say what? Ok, I don’t mean that you need to go to the extreme like Howie Mandel who (poor guy) thinks of the palm of his hand as a petri dish (leave OCD to …

There’s been some controversy over this but, for the most part (at least in California) we’ve all gotten over it and realized that though some knuckleheads abuse it and overuse it to escape that oh so harsh and unfair thing called reality, it does have its purposes. I’m one of …

Another side effect worth mentioning more than once is that cotton mouth/chemical thing (look up Thrush) that coats your mouth and sinuses. I’m pretty sure everyone gets to experience this lovely one. You can rinse with something like Biotene to get rid of the cotton but, the chemical ick taste …

FYI, several cities have these amazing groups that offer services like free house cleaning to those going through cancer treatment. I’ve never been keen about (ok I’m a freak about) having strangers go through all my dirt but, if you’re not a wingnut like me on that front then by …

I started off by sending a group email out to most of my local friends, the ones who’d see me face to face while this was all happening, an upfront, no holds barred email. It was the first time I wrote out the words “Stage IV” and it shook me …

No, not the kind that comes in the bottle or the one that ships sail into (those are both lovely though). This will probably be the shortest chapter because there’s not much to say on the subject. You need one. You’ll get one. You’ll eventually forget you have it and …