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Time for some blog posts!
My blog is composed of my writing on a variety of topics. It serves as a journal, a source of entertainment, and hopefully a resource to help others.
and then (hopefully), superpowers
Radiation starts for me this Friday. First, let me explain the radiation. Then I will explain my feelings. The radiation treatment is...
Burt Rosen
Jul 292 min read
Just be, because the rest is still unwritten
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...
Burt Rosen
Jul 193 min read
Lessons in friendship
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...
Burt Rosen
Jul 82 min read
3 year reflections (or why I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane)
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...
Burt Rosen
Jul 64 min read
3 years and hold the Mayo
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...
Burt Rosen
Jul 12 min read
The time has come
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,...
Burt Rosen
Jun 192 min read
"It's time to do something" - a health update
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,...
Burt Rosen
May 221 min read
I yam what I yam
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...
Burt Rosen
May 92 min read
60 - it's not a birthday it's a state of mind!
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...
Burt Rosen
Apr 204 min read
Never enough
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...
Burt Rosen
Apr 202 min read
Liminality; will I ever ring a bell?
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...
Burt Rosen
Mar 283 min read
Happy Kidney cancer awareness month
Well, it's kidney cancer awareness month and although I have kidney cancer (in addition to the Pancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors (PNET)) I...
Burt Rosen
Mar 163 min read
Expect the unexpected!
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...
Burt Rosen
Feb 193 min read
What does the future hold? Who knows, let's ask AI!
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,...
Burt Rosen
Feb 163 min read
The only thing to fear is fear itself - and some other stuff
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 ...
Burt Rosen
Jan 45 min read
New fun holiday blog post on Cure!
See the poem (if you care) here!
Burt Rosen
Dec 18, 20241 min read
It happened, I am working again - and loving it!
Not sure if I have discussed this here before, but, I GOT A JOB!!!!!! And not just a job, but a job that I am VERY excited about (yes,...
Burt Rosen
Nov 22, 20242 min read
More fun with AI
We know I am having fun with AI. But, just for kicks, today I asked it to explain my diagnosis using a lot of curse words. So I have to...
Burt Rosen
Nov 4, 20241 min read
From god to expert to input - the Evolution of the doctor-patient relationship
Back when I was born, my doctor would come to the house. He (always a white “he”) was the knower of all things medical and, no matter...
Burt Rosen
Nov 3, 20248 min read
A walk in the woods (year 3) - reflections
In case you didn't know, I am Jewish. The holidays don't mean a lot to me because they are in the bible or some Rabbi interpreted a text...
Burt Rosen
Oct 13, 20245 min read
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