Seven years ago today, I was an emotional wreck. I knew something was wrong. The thing I had dreaded and feared since my dad got sick and died a few years before was now a reality. I didn’t have an official diagnosis yet, but I knew. A few weeks prior I had been at the
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In early 2007, Emily and I were thrilled to discover that she was pregnant. It was particularly unexpected, because although we had been trying for a few months, the odds of it happening naturally were slim due to my chemo in 2003. Sadly our little "Peppercorn" didn’t make it past the eighth week in the
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Of course, they discover this *after* I was given a clean bill of health… now if they could just figure out a way to give chemo without needles. A new technology for cancer detection that eliminates the need for drawing blood has been developed by Purdue University researchers. Researchers from Purdue’s Cancer Center, Department of
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A collection of interesting links I’ve found over the past few months, but either didn’t have the time or inclination to write a full post about. Enjoy – Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth? 10 most dangerous playthings of all time Scorpion venom could help treat brain cancer patients Worst-case
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Today marks the second anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. Not much to add other than that… check the archives for the full story: Part One Part Two Part Three
Well, I haven’t been able to bother with updating the blog lately. I’ve thought about writing about the Terri Schiavo case, but it just makes me so mad I can hardly see straight. My employer’s handling (or lack thereof) has been a big part of my frustration. They give a lot of lip service to
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(CNSNews.com)- A foundation that uses events such as the “Race for the Cure” to raise money to fight breast cancer is jeopardizing women’s health by using some of those funds to support local chapters of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, according to a former advisor to the foundation. Planned Parenthood clinics provide breast cancer
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Ran across this article tonight – it’s about the first guy with testicular cancer who was treated with Cisplatin and Dr. Einhorn, who is the guy who discovered it and is still considered the leading expert in TC. Cisplatin is the miracle drug that took TC survival rates from 10% to well over 90%. Once
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