Category: Update

I have some news to share. It’s something I’ve known about for a while now. I’ve just been holding it in. Somehow saying it out loud makes it a bit more real. But it will be really real in a few days, and there will be no hiding it. I’ve mulled this post over in my mind multiple times. How exactly do you introduce a topic like this? And maybe once you find out what the topic is, you won’t think this is a big deal at all. For me I think it’s the most daunting thing I’ve faced in…

I’ve been out of the hospital for a few days now. It’s all kind of a blur. And that’s not just the narcotics talking. Mostly because my narcotics don’t talk. They are more like the paint a pretty picture and stare at it narcotics than the kind that talk a lot and help you hit on an ephiphany every so often. Mostly the narcotics just make text a bit blurry and give me vivid dreams. Oh, and take the pain away for the most part. Taking away the pain is key. The PainDr. Sim, my ENT doctor, said post surgery…

When I relapsed in 2015 the Oncologist talked to me about a few treatment options. He ended by saying I could take a day or two to talk it over with Lindsey and make a decision. It was important to me at that moment to let him know there is no stopping to think about it. I told him, “I don’t care what it is. I don’t care how much it hurts. I don’t care how long it takes. I don’t care how sick I get. Whatever you think gives me the best chance of survival my answer is ‘yes,…

Over the next fews days/weeks I’ll get everyone up to speed on how we got here. For now, let me sum up. The important thing to know is that I have cancer. Well, two different cancers actually. Basaloid Sqaumous Cell Carcinoma that originated in my thumb and spread to my left armpit and Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma that is located behind my tongue and on the right side of my neck. Ok, I guess actually I have two metastatic cancers. Boy, I didn’t see that one coming. After what seemed like a never ending stream of appointments and surprises, we have a…