My oncologist likes to say, "We want you to have a good quality of life." I hear this during every visit while my health care team gauges...

For my first round of chemotherapy--six sparkly infusions given over twelve weeks--the goal was to shrink the tumors and measure the...

Last week was my twelfth sparkling infusion. This week, I feel like I am wearing a pile of bricks around my neck. The atmosphere around...

I probably need to explain to those who do not know about air guitar. Yes, it is a thing. The World Air Guitar Championships were created...

As far back as I can remember, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve has felt magical to me. Take out the commercialism and...

First sparkling infusion: Wednesday, June 12. First, my diagnosis on our thirtieth dating anniversary...now, my first chemotherapy...

I have a LOT of time to think lately. Being pinned down to my couch sometimes, often for long periods, I can get really restless. My mind...

The first step of treatment was to have a device called a port surgically implanted in my chest. This would eliminate the use of needles...

As my idol RuPaul says: "If you can't love yourself, how the hell can you love anyone else?" While I'm all about this, I think...

Over the years, I have played a part in the care of several family members who suffered from cancer. To top it off, I am a service...

At its best, air guitar is performance art. At its worst... well, at least it's sixty seconds. Better than an ironic, off-key karaoke...

Happy Anniversary Colonoscopy: May 20, 2019. The thirtieth anniversary of our first date. After a grueling night of colonoscopy prep,...

I grew up in turmoil. The chaos stretched and twisted around me like a boa constrictor, tightening and gripping, clinging to me...

A look back: At one point while she was dying, my mother told me I would have a mess to clean up after her death. I didn’t foresee that...

First Portland Regional Competition 2010