I’m f*^king still alive. Suck it, cancer.

The title pretty much says it all. I am still alive. Holy crap, praise the god of your choice, it's an effing miracle. Pardon my language, but if you were me you would probably be egregiously slinging expletives as you jumped for joy as well. Or running naked in the streets screaming "ha ha ha! …

Five (pretty terrible) holiday movies I’m totally watching this month.

The twinkling lights are up. The tinsel tree is decorated, glowing orange, red, blue and green under the slow churn of the color wheel. The Elvis lamp is donning a Santa beard and Godzilla is attacking our snowy miniature Christmas village. Oh yes, it's Christmastime at our house! And along with our (kinda weird) decorations, …

Priceless Political Headlines from the 2018 midterm elections

We're a pretty polarized nation these days, but I think we can all agree the 2018 midterm elections have produced some pretty funny news headlines. As in, "I couldn't make this kind of weird shit up if I tried" quality headlines. Here are some of the election's absolute gems, in my humble opinion. "Man who …

T-cells know best.

I'm overdue for a check in. The last time I posted, I was in the middle of a lot of soul-crushing setbacks.  The first medication (Cabometyx) I took to stem the giant kidney cancer tumor inside of me had stopped working and had culminated in a rare but serious side effect called Pres syndrome. It …

Setbacks

I've been in the James Cancer Hospital for a week now. I had an "episode" where it seemed like I had a stroke, but it turns out to be less clear than that. The cabometyx cancer medication either caused PRES Syndrome. That, or the cancer has spread to my brain already. If I get to …

Silver linings

The good news is that I have received a series of small miracles. I have moved off of the sofa. I can stand for longer than a minute without getting dizzy and nearly passing out. I can finally --after a winter that never seemed to end-- sit in the summer sun and soak in its …

Learning to live in a broken body

"Moving on" from my cancer diagnosis and getting back to the business of living has proven much more difficult than I anticipated. Silly me. I should have guessed as much, but I was naive. I didn't see the mountain up ahead, my biggest challenge: Learning how to function inside a body with so many limits. See, …