It’s a weird confluence of events. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day this year. Not the first time these dates have…
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Picture it. New York City. Saturday, June 10, 2023. I’m standing orchestra right in the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.…
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As a colorectal cancer survivor, “knowing your numbers” is practically a lifestyle. The Carcinoembryonic Antigen, or CEA, is a tumor marker that indicates the activity…
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In my last post, I wrote about giving up running — and, really, any long-distance cardio. But that didn’t mean I gave up on my…
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I boxed up a bit of my history today. I was a runner for 15 years. 2001 to 2016. Okay, I was a “wogger,” a…
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Got on my bike today for the first time in a couple of years. Riding my bike is a concession to the chemo-caused neuropathy in…
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In retrospect, a hurricane-scarred sea island was the right place and a perfect metaphor for celebrating my five-year cancer survivorship milestone. The lovely Sarah took…
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Learning you need a colostomy, whether temporary or permanent, can be nearly as devastating for some patients as hearing the words, “you have cancer.” As…
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In the name of health, I’ll try anything at least once. I can tick off a long list of programs, pills and potions I’ve swallowed…
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I have had enough. I’m done with being overweight. I’m done with having a jacked up metabolism from cancer treatment, and I’m done with it…