Tag: cancer
We Are Done!
That’s right. Tiff kicked cancer’s gnarled ass. We get questions about Tiff’s progress almost daily. I have to apologize for the delay in broadcasting this information. The relief we experienced in learning that her cancer was in complete remission was so intense we ran from […]
MORE WHIPLASH & THE NEW CHEMO PLAN
Remember that time I wrote a blog post about how well Tiffani was doing on chemo and how encouraged we were by the intense improvements we could see? Well, karma decided we were in a really good place. Somebody told somebody else it was time […]
Whiplash: Brig’s Official Chemo Reactions
After two full months of chemo, I can officially say I did not expect to have this experience. And I’m not even the one enduring treatment. Let’s look back. Within the first year of our marriage, I learned that Tiffani enjoyed sleep beyond levels I […]
Aren’t Vegans Crazy?
Having cancer makes you want to learn about cancer suddenly. This sudden need to research opens up a huge can of worms! There is so much information, or half-information, out there. What causes cancer? Genetics? Environment? Diet? Other lifestyle choices? What cures cancer? Food? Drugs? […]
Hairs
When I sat across from my Oncologist back in March, do you know what she told me that upset me the most? “Oh yeah. You’ll lose your hair. All of it.” I freaked. A large part of my physical identity has been my red hair. […]
Am I Faking It?
(I wrote this a month ago. A MONTH AGO. What happened to the last 4 weeks?) This is not clickbait, I swear! I really had this thought the first round of chemo. I had my first chemo treatment on April 24th. It was different than […]
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Me
So, weird news. I have cancer. But, it’s a good kind of cancer, or at least, it’s a curable cancer. I take an immense amount of comfort in this fact, so no freaking out! You hear me? Because I’m not. I have Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. I […]