Category: Med Update

Life Choices I’ve been thinking about typical life changing decisions.  I think of the stress that I and others have experienced in the seasons when choosing a college, scholastic major, or maybe a job. But with some age and perspective, I realize how many people I know ended up changing…

In the church, there’s a phrase, “But Sunday’s Coming.” It’s Passion week of Good Friday and Easter Sunday – where Jesus died and things were dark, lacking hope and often misunderstood…but some knew that there was reason to hold on to hope, because He would rise from the dead.  Easter…

Once again, thanks to everyone who has been supporting me on this journey. I just got the results of my CT scan this weekend… People matter Part of having this disease involves dealing with the reality of death. I didn’t realize how my ordinary life would feel immediately threatened from…

Hi folks, I originally had a long-winded reflective post… but right now, may I ask you for your prayers? Overall, I’m doing okay. My tumor marker numbers have been fluctuating, but are mostly trending up. However, I still feel okay, and the definitive indicator will be my CT scan which…

CT Scan Results Great news! There’s no new tumor growth, and it’s actually continued to shrink slightly since my radiation treatments in April. The scan didn’t explain my abdominal pain, but we’re working on figuring it out. A radiologist friend reviewed my scans with me and thinks the pain may…

My Scan moved one day til tomorrow Please keep me in your prayers — my CT scan has been rescheduled for the morning of Friday, October 17th. -I don’t know how prayer works- I showed up for my scan at UCLA this morning, but was told that it hadn’t been…

My personal support team of four friends met to celebrate two years since diagnosis. And I got me some donuts! Hello friends! Pain Just over a month ago, I started having some significant abdominal pain – about a 7 out of 10 on the pain scale. It was debilitating at…