Scan days are always filled with a dose of anxiety. I've had countless MRI scans over the past 11 years, and the angst has remained constant. I don't have any problem with the MRI itself...in fact I have no problem falling asleep in the machine as I match the rhythms of the magnetic pulses to …
1 Month from Ride Day: Please join and donate!
It is exactly one month until the 2015 Boston Brain Tumor Ride!!! So far we have 29 riders signed up on our team, and have raised over $16,000! Thank you to everyone who has already contributed to the ride. Our goal is to raise $20,000, but I know we can raise even more. Please consider signing …
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Long-term thinking vs. focusing on the present…cancer as a young adult
Here is another post I wrote about a month ago while half-way through radiation treatment. I didn't want to make many changes to it after the fact, so I apologize if it comes off as a bit of rambling...just blame the fatigue 😉 Just a couple weeks after finding out about my recurrence, a friend …
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On Finding Meaning in my Cancer Journey
Throughout my radiation treatments I took some time to do some writing. Now that I am starting to get some energy back and feel myself again, I wanted to post what I had written. I wrote the following post about a month ago at the half-way point of my radiation treatments: On New Year’s Day, …
Radiation Complete…Gratitude and Next Steps
Everyone has been asking me how does it feel to be done with radiation...Are you excited to be done? I don't really know how to answer. It's strange. I'm finishing the first major step of my treatment, and after 6 weeks of going in for radiation 5 days a week, I can finally move on to a …
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Update – 1 week to go!
I haven't posted any updates recently because I have been feeling pretty fatigued from the proton therapy treatments, but I wanted to check in so that everyone knew that I am doing well...and bald (a.k.a. no longer have the ridiculous monk-cut). The fatigue is a normal side-effect from the proton treatments. I've been experiencing two …
The Wacky Haircut for Brain Tumor Research…Thank you for Donating!!!
You Donated...And I got a pretty wacky haircut because of it! In just one week, we raised $2,014.36 towards brain tumor research (...and a wacky haircut)!!! Here's the new hairdo: A BIG thank you to "Eddie" Eduardo Tramontozzi for offering your wonderful artistic talent and time to the most stylish monk-cut I have ever seen! …
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The boy in the waiting room…why we need to support pediatric brain tumor research!
I am finally at the half-way point of my proton treatment, and besides some fatigue and hair-loss, I've been feeling pretty well. Every day I have a similar treatment routine: I take the T to Mass General (...usually while listening to a Spotify playlist made by my brother), take the elevators down to the Burr Proton …
Wacky Haircut Fundraiser for Brain Tumor Research!
Update: 1 day to go! Halfway through proton treatment, and the time has come...for the hair to go! This is a common side effect of the proton treatments since the hair follicles receive a high dose of radiation. The skin has started to get a bit more irritated, and this week the first of many …
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Melting Chocolate…an emotional struggle with cancer
I am currently two weeks through treatment, and besides some stomach issues and fatigue, I'm actually feeling pretty well. While I undergo proton therapy, I am living in an apartment in Cambridge in the same building where my dad is, making it really easy to get to my treatments every day. It has been nice …
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