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 […]
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Telling Cancer Supporters What You Need
September 13, 2009 
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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 reading What do Fish and Cancer Have in Common?
August 24, 2009 3 Comments
I blogged last year about the different types of people I met in my battle with cancer. The blog was titled “Living with Cancer – Understanding Sycophants” and you can read it HERE. It details the types of people who come into your life thinking they are helping you but are actually emotionally harmful to […]
Continue reading Did Chemo Brain Influence My Decision?
July 30, 2009 1 Comment
I finished chemotherapy in January 2009. If you’ve read my blogs to date, you know that chemotherapy was much more traumatizing to my body than I thought it would be – but I always assumed the effects would be temporary and that once I was over the toxic side-effects, it would be done.In fact, I […]
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The Binary Biker 