Time for some blog posts!

Not sure why, but lately sleep has been more of an issue. It could be the fact that I am taking more on at work (I've been here a year!), the radiation, the weather, who knows. But whatever it is, I don't love it. I fall asleep pretty easily. I usually meditate at night (I know, i know, but it helps me) and don't have a problem drifting off. But, I am waking up more. And not only am I waking up more, but now I wake up with what we affectionately call "monkey mind", where my m

Note: NANETs is the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society for oncologists and surgeons that specialize in NETs. About 6 months ago, I got the NANETs newsletter that was asking for abstracts to present at their annual symposium this weekend (10/23-10/25) in Austin, Tx. At the time, I had 5 minutes to spare and decided to send a speaking idea about how patients with NETs are using AI in their care. Now, NANETs is NOT for patients. It's for medical oncologists, surgeons, r

Unfortunately, my Yom Kippur walk in the woods (WITW) tradition is slightly delayed this year. I had my 2nd radiation treatment on last...

NETRF, one of the premier organizations in the Neuroendocrine Tumor world, just put out an interview with me in their latest newsletter....

Welcome to this week's hodge podge of a post. I don't really have a topic or a theme, but I needed to write so here I go. First, a health...

Radiation starts for me this Friday. First, let me explain the radiation. Then I will explain my feelings. The radiation treatment is...

If this is a little repetitive, I apologize. But if you are going to be on my blog you are going to live by my rules! So I did a thing...

This hasn't been an easy week. I lost a really good friend to cancer. Cancer leads to a different kind of friendship. The relationships...

I was diagnosed 3 years ago (7/1/2022). This year (2025) marked my 3 year since diagnosis (I won't call it a cancer-versary, not my cup...

Hopefully I don't sound angry but I just wrote an entire post that was lost. BOOOOO. So today is my 3 year diagnosis anniversary. I was...

So, update time. Saw Pegna and Pommier on June 2nd and we pretty much agreed that surgery makes the most sense right now. For starters,...

Those are not the words you generally want to hear come out of your oncologists mouth, but, here we are. I had my MRI on 5/19. Being me,...

For some reason, in today's acupuncture session, while lying on a quiet table with needles sticking out of my body, and my mind racing...

Last week was my 60th birthday. I used to wonder what turning 60 would feel like. But now, I don't care. What I care about is that I am...

I am not shy about sharing that I have been in therapy for a while (and highly recommend it if you aren't). One of the themes that...

I had acupuncture yesterday. I love acupuncture. Sure, the needles going in isn't always my favorite, but once they are in, I relax a...

Well, it's kidney cancer awareness month and although I have kidney cancer (in addition to the Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors (PNET)) I...

This is a combo post, updates, and thoughts. Updates first. I had my latest scans last week For the first time, I showed some growth and...

Some quick updates before we get into the thrust of the article. I feel good. A little more fatigue but still pretty good Work is great,...

Fear is real and is sometimes good because, to some degree, fear can cause us to be more cautious which can keep us safe. It's kind a ...