Living with brain cancer
Hi All, It's good to be back writing. It has been a little over a year since my last post due to life just simply being busy. This is in some ways a good thing because the whole point of going through treatments is to live life to the fullest. I recently received a message …
This post is probably not going to be that well written because I'm honestly just tired. The past few days, a lot of stress has been building up as I approach my first chemotherapy treatment today. To those who are just finding out about this for the first time through my blog, I apologize, but …
Hi all, I often say that we all face our own challenges, whether that's having cancer, being a caregiver, or in my nephew's case, living with Type 1 Diabetes. My nephew Zac is 4 years old, and has lived with Diabetes most of his life. I have been amazed seeing how he has handled what …
"Are you still alive? The blog looks untouched in over a year so I'm thinking not." This was a message I received through my blog just a couple months ago. It was a bit jarring. To live with a disease where a year of silence may equate to death is a plausible and stark reality …
Little White Dot (3/3/23) On January 31st, I had an MRI that revealed what looked like a little white dot. This spot was seen on scans used with contrast, meaning something was going on there that involved blood. The worst-case scenario was that this spot was an area of “enhancing tumor,” or tumor recruiting my …
A brief reflection on my current energy level and the tug and pull between logic and emotions
I wrote the following post back in September, but it is just as relevant now as it was then. In honor of Tarlie.
Transitions I just took my first sip of a latte at one of my favorite cafes in Brookline. My first coffee shop trip since surgery! Coffee shops, with their ambient noise (and of course endless array of pastries and coffee), are my favorite places to write. And if you have put one and two together, …
Hi everyone! It's me, Jeremy! A big thank you to my sister and whole family for posting all the updates while I was in surgery and in the hospital. Also, thank you for all the kind notes, text messages, Facebook comments, etc.. Please know that I have seen them, and they have brought me a …
Jeremy got to be discharged this afternoon! Overall he is doing well, he is moving around well, and the doctors thought it was appropriate to have him rest and recover at home!
Jeremy's Journey 