Today marks 18 months since the end of my treatments for squamous cell carcinoma. I celebrate every 6 months by getting a CT/PET scan to check for more cancer. This is a routine that most cancer survivors are familiar with, but surprisingly few others understand. This article is my attempt to explain the process to […]
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Why is Astrology More Popular Than Cancer?
February 22, 2010 
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This isn’t going to be a long blog; more of a mild rant, actually. Readers of my blog know I blog about anything and everything that captures my attention but mostly my blog is filled with thoughts, stories, and insights that I gather while dealing with my cancer. Recently, I also blogged about The Skinny […]
Continue readingChemo Brain or Just Forgetfulness?
January 28, 2010 0 Comments
A consultant, a friend of my boss, came into the office today. She is, apparently, going to help us with some proposals we are working on. She came in and I introduced myself to her, shaking her hand. She looked at my funny and said “I met you last week.” I have no memory of […]
Continue readingCancer Anxiety Blues
January 4, 2010 0 Comments
Yep – it’s hit – the cancer anxiety blues. 3 months ago I had a clean PET scan. No signs of cancer. Now I have 3 months to go until I get my next scan. The anxiety is setting in. I am seeing cancer in every little ache and pain. I am getting nervous. I […]
Continue readingChemo Brain Attack
December 30, 2009 2 Comments
I haven’t blogged in a while; I have been so busy with the holidays and work that i haven’t had a chance to sit down and think. The only reason I am able to do so now is that I am in a hotel room in Washington, DC and have a little insomnia. Six months […]
Continue readingDealing with Cancer Anxiety
November 14, 2009 0 Comments
I was talking to a co-worker yesterday. He is finally getting to know me well enough to talk to me about my cancer. People know I have cancer – that I am a survivor with less than a year of clean scans under my belt – and are understandably hesitant to speak to me about […]
Continue readingThe Mind Games Cancer Plays
September 17, 2009 0 Comments
Dealing with cancer is not just a physical challenge. As if surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation weren’t difficult enough, there are scores of mental mind games your cancer plays with you as well. I’ve blogged about both the mental and physical effects my cancer has pummeled me with. I’ve discussed my survivor’s guilt (why did I […]
Continue readingTelling Cancer Supporters What You Need
September 13, 2009 2 Comments
This is the third post in the “Cancer Support” series, as I have decided to call these blogs. The first and second in the series are: Part 1: Living With Cancer – Understanding Sycophants Part 2: What do Fish and Cancer Have in Common? One of my readers asked me some very good questions last […]
Continue readingCancer and Bench-Pressing
August 28, 2009 0 Comments
Surgery, Chemotherapy, and Radiation therapy take a lot out of a person. You’ve probably all ready my blogs and have some inkling as to how much the treatments impacted me, but I thought another example might be needed. I blogged earlier tonight about how weak I still am compared to where I used to be. […]
Continue readingSurfing Tropical Storm Danny’s Swells
August 28, 2009 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Danny is turning out to be less dangerous than we feared. Living in Florida, we take hurricanes seriously, but not too seriously. We hear day after day the weathermen warning us about tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes that we quickly get over saturated. Usually they end up to be less severe than […]
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The Binary Biker 