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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.
A night at the improv, and a whole bunch of randomness
I know I do my weekly health updates, but I haven't written anything in a while and needed to. Honestly, last week went from some pretty...
Burt Rosen
Mar 5, 20234 min read
Updates from 3/1 - A new phase
Well, I am entering a new phase. I will start with the not-so-fun and end with the more fun. This week, I had a blood draw and an...
Burt Rosen
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Updates from 2/19
Big week with lots of updates! When we last left you it was right before the super bowl. The bad guys won. Boo! Overall I am still...
Burt Rosen
Feb 19, 20233 min read
It's not the destination, it's the journey - Thoughts from the road
For those who don't know, from 2/2-2/11, Krista and I hit the road to SoCal to visit Eddie and Romy (aka the kids) and Ted, Carolyn, and...
Burt Rosen
Feb 15, 20232 min read
The sweet dulcet sounds of music - yes, the hills are alive
Lately, I've become much more thankful, grateful, and appreciative of things and people. Music is one of those things. I've always loved...
Burt Rosen
Feb 15, 20231 min read
Updates from 2/11
Updates from the last week or so: I've been feeling really good lately, Burtness is high! I am on my two-week off chemo phase before I...
Burt Rosen
Feb 11, 20232 min read
Updates from 1/28
Amazing week! I start the Temozolomide part of my chemo tonight (1/28) In case you don't remember (it's not easy) I am on Capecitabine...
Burt Rosen
Jan 29, 20232 min read
It's not who I am, it's what I have
I found myself wondering a lot today about my writing and how I am portraying myself. An organization named Let's Win published my...
Burt Rosen
Jan 25, 20232 min read
Updates from 1/20/23
Big week this week! Started cycle 7 of chemo (CapTem) and am on day 2 Appointment with Dr. Pegna (my medical oncologist and NET...
Burt Rosen
Jan 20, 20232 min read
As Mr. T once said, "Don't pity the fool!" - removing the Pity Load
First things first, a big shout out to Jessica who I used to work with at Starwood Hotels who inspired me to write this post. She's a...
Burt Rosen
Jan 17, 20235 min read
Updates from 1/14/23
Quick update, the upcoming week is much more interesting Just wrote a new post that I am very excited about that I will post early in the...
Burt Rosen
Jan 14, 20231 min read
New & Improved links and resources
Just a quick update, I FINALLY updated my links and resources page. If you have any questions about any of the orgs I mention or think of...
Burt Rosen
Jan 8, 20231 min read
Updates from 1/7/23
This week's updates. Happy New Year!!!!! Here's to an amazing 2023! I just finished cycle 6 of my chemo (CapTem) and am now on my 2 week...
Burt Rosen
Jan 7, 20232 min read
Updates from 12/31
As you can imagine, it wasn't a crazy busy week on the update front. Coming up is more fun! CT Scan on 12/27 with two special guests...
Burt Rosen
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Lessons learned while living life with lesions (I love alliteration!)
I was recently asked to write my story (which I will share when it's live) and of course, being me, I wrote WAY too much. But one of my...
Burt Rosen
Dec 29, 20224 min read
Updates From 12/23
I realized my update dates make no sense so from now on I will try to update once a week and just use whatever date I do the update on. I...
Burt Rosen
Dec 23, 20223 min read
Update from the week of 12/12
These weekly updates will outline more of the day-to-day details of my life and treatments. This week's update: I've been feeling good. A...
Burt Rosen
Dec 16, 20222 min read
There might not be an "I" in "team" but there's a hell of a lot of "me"
To fight cancer, you have to have a Multi-Disciplinary Team or MDT. Because NETs cancer is rare and very unique to the individual, the...
Burt Rosen
Dec 16, 20224 min read
Update from the week of 12/5/22
From time to time I will do these updates for those who want to know how I am doing or what is going on with me health wise. Had a great...
Burt Rosen
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Spirituality, mindfulness and WTF do I think about it all
This is a tough post for me to write, and I have to warn you, it might be a bit all over the place. For context, I was raised Jewish and...
Burt Rosen
Dec 12, 20223 min read
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