I got married
These were my vows: We met 13 years ago when we were kids wanting to be rock stars. Then ten years later, we found ourselves in the same city at the same time. I don’t believe in love at first sight, but after our second date I wondered if it was humanly possible to recognize...
No words to describe
Getting married during cancer treatment I am up late tonight. I’m getting married in almost a week and I need to think about what I will write for my wedding vows. It is hard to think of something to say that will fit within just a minute of time to capture the amazing amount of...
This is what cute looks like: engaged with brain cancer
There is much going on in my world right now. I am tired. And the seizure drugs (and the lasting impact of chemotherapy) leaves me with a cloud above my head. My physical body feels much like Pig Pen‘s dust cloud–but instead of being surrounded by dirt I am surround by a fog keeping me...
What is family?
There’s a guy I know who thinks he’s old. I don’t think he’s old, but he certainly knows a lot of things. He’s a well educated man (now practicing law from a home office) who wakes up each day around 4 in the morning, works out on his exercise bike, then drinks coffee and reads...
Possible last round of Temodar?
Liz: emblazoned with anti-brain tumor flair. Status update: The MRI went well on August 11. The plan for me is to take one more cycle of Temodar (cycle 18!) and then take a break. The break is for a few reasons: My body needs a break from chemotherapy. I am tired of chemotherapy. I am getting...
My normal life with cancer
For the month of May I tried to boycott talking about brain cancer just to see if I had the will to do it. Sat., May 1 was the day of the Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk, so I started my month-long “fast” on Sun., May 2. I had set clear ground rules: I was...
My other full-time job
This has to be a quick post because I am insanely tired. I wanted to check in and say hi to everyone and let you know that I haven’t forgotten about writing. Actually, I think about it every day. My life has been full lately with my job and the extra hours we work due...
