List of posts

  • What a year…

    It has now been one year since that afternoon when I learned I had Cancer and what a wild ride it has been. Many of you have been on my journey alongside me since the beginning and some of you have joined me more recently. Regardless I appreciate all the support and encouragement you have

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  • Closing out 2023

    It’s been a while since I’ve written but figured today was an appropriate day as it’s the end of one year and soon to be the beginning of the next.  But rather than focusing on all the stuff that went “wrong” this past year I thought I would spend a few minutes reflecting on all

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  • The recovery fast lane

    Hey everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the start of fall. The last two weeks have been nothing short of amazing in terms of my recovery. Although still tired my body has been recovering at lightening speed. I am now on a medicine that addresses the specific area that was causing my digestive issues

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  • The long road to recovery

    So it’s been just over three weeks since I arrived back home from my surgery and it’s been full of ups and downs. The short version is that my recovery is going well, as expected, in fact maybe even better than expected. The longer story is that this seriously sucks. I am not going to

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  • The hardest lap of my life

    Hey everyone! It’s been a little over two weeks since surgery and about a week and a half since I’ve been home from hospital and recovery is progressing well. I apologize for not writing sooner but admittedly I have been in an energy funk and have struggled to focus on much but since so many

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  • Four days after surgery and I’m going home today! Yup that’s right I got the all clear. The amount of emotion I have is simply overwhelming. The recovery road is far from done but this is a HUGE milestone. I will share more details and pix on the science side in the days to come

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  • Stay frisky my friends

    Just trying to get through day three the best way I know how, with a little laughter and spring in my step, with my amazing partner Aimee beside me.

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  • Ups and Downs

    The last two days after surgery have been filled with a few ups and lots of downs. The good news are the ups are all tied to my recovery. Everything in surgery went well and recovery is proceeding at or better than they expected so that’s been great. The bad is that this is hard,

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  • Mission accomplished

    Just a quick point to say I am done with surgery. Neobladder (with LEDs and a kazoo) in place. Pain is real. And now off to get some sleep. Will post soon. Love you all. Today really was a great day!

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  • The Big Day

    Good morning from the surgical area at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. Less than two hours until surgery begins. Can’t believe it’s been 4.5 months since my diagnosis. Lots of emotions for sure. Didn’t have the best night sleep last night (not the worst either) as you might have expected. Spent most of the

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