My Uncle Don
We lost my Uncle Don today. It seems so quick and sudden. He was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, and despite chemo and radiation...
Future forecast: Sunny
by Lisa
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For almost a year now, I’ve been living with the knowledge that I probably have Lynch Syndrome. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant...
Chemo round #5, day 6
by Lisa
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This round of chemo has been rough. More on that in a bit. First, the trip to Whitehorse on Monday went well. The flight had...
Radiation.. so what’s it like?
by Lisa
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I’ve finished the first 7 of the 25 radiation doses I need. So far so good! The side effects are supposed to kick in hard...
Auditory hallucinations, and a visit with the oncologists
by Lisa
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Last weekend, during the Dawson City Music Festival, my favourite band Elliott Brood highlighted the festival, with two performances. I went to their first set...
The wait
by Lisa
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I finally have a surgery date! But it isn’t until mid July. Gah! That’s over a month away! By then it’ll be two months since...
Confirmed: I have cancer
by Lisa
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One of my doctors from Whitehorse called on Tuesday to let me know my ovarian cancer test has elevated values for each of the tumor...
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12
2005
Surf is with Winger now
by Lisa
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Surf is gone. By this afternoon she couldn’t walk, she couldn’t eat, she hadn’t peed all day, she couldn’t even stand. It was time to...