My second day of knowing I had cancer was a whirlwind. I had my first oncology appointment where I met the NP that works with my oncologist who explained the scans, biopsies and tests they would order. We would get a sample of the largest mass on my left lung and send that in for…

The results from my bloodwork gradually trickled in to my patient portal: it was one normal result after another. My entire metabolic panel came back normal, all of my blood counts were right in range. I was the picture of health, except for the CT, which said that I was not. I had been working…

I started my unexpected new life with cancer by taking a walk with my sister Sara. We walk every day and took our default short loop. It was too early to call our parents. The sun wasn’t fully up yet, and I wanted to process it for a moment before making the most difficult call…

Early in 2025 I started having some digestive symptoms that concerned me a little. As an active person I normally eat a lot of food, but I started having a difficult time eating more than a cup or so of food at a time. I started feeling extremely full after only a few bites, like…