A Lil Lytnin' Strikes Lung Cancer

I've been following musician Zoe Keating's struggles with their insurance company after her husband's recent diagnosis of stage ...

I love summer in Ann Arbor. The weather finally turns warm, I plan the garden, festival season kicks off, and all my favorite annual events ...

Scan results today, and the verdict is... ...drumroll, please... More shrinkage! All that is left is a tiny spot in my left lung, 7x13 m...

I've been reading a book as research for a wonderfully terrifying endeavor Jason and I are working on* and I came across a section that...

This weekend I saw an excellent production of To Kill a Mockingbird (seriously, if you live in the greater Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor area, run,...

"Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think."   I'm tired of being reminded of the fleeting nature of our time on Eart...

It's my birthday!!! I am very excited to say that I turned 38 today. I wasn't sure if I would see this day, but it is here, and it ...

I went Off to See the Wizard , and believe me, Oz is really something. He answered all my questions and explained things I didn't even k...

Medicine is expensive. Healthcare is expensive. Research is expensive. Life is expensive. Is it worth it? I read an article (t...

Next week I'm headed to the University of Colorado Cancer Center, one of the research hubs for my cancer's ROS1 mutation. Many than...

Okay, so nail polish is not the cure for cancer, BUT if you donate $25 to the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation , they will send you...

There are few times in your life when it is nice to be called "unremarkable." At scan time, it is quite nice. My liver is now ...

Eight months ago today I was lying on the couch eating Trader Joe's fish sticks. Those days, I was so short of breath that sitting at th...

I was at the grocery story the other day and caught sight of an acquaintance I hadn't seen for over a year. I started to walk across the...

Jason and I adamantly believe in being honest with the kids. No matter how difficult or awkward the question, we always strive to answer in ...

This is my 100th post to this blog! Who would have ever guessed, when I wrote that first entry of my travelogue, that I would end up here. ...

Cancer is forcing me to learn a whole new kind of patience. Though I am starting to feel fairly decent on my new meds, my stomach is still u...

The past few weeks have been pretty challenging. The side effects from my new superdrug, Xalkori, hit me hard. Hats off to fellow stage IV f...