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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.
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
Experience vs treatment - they aren't the same
I admit, I am still pretty new at this whole cancer thing. But one thing I learned very early on is that there is a COLOSSAL difference...
Burt Rosen
Dec 3, 20223 min read
Has anyone cured cancer? Oh right, they haven't. So why not try stuff?
One of the most fascinating things to me is how people are so sure of what doesn't work (as opposed to being curious as to what could...
Burt Rosen
Nov 29, 20222 min read
A change in perspective: How I’m learning to navigate my dad’s Cancer diagnosis
In early July, about a month into my time abroad in Dublin, Ireland, my brother texted me to give him a call when I had the chance. From...
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Nov 28, 20224 min read
Thankful thoughts - It's overdone, sure, but that doesn't mean it's not sincere
This has been a hell of a year for me and those around me. Let's get that part out of the way quickly. Major health issues including Lyme...
Burt Rosen
Nov 25, 20223 min read
Palliative Care - WTF does that mean? or Why does Palliative Care need Marketing help?
Palliative Care is one of those things. EVERYONE associates it with end of life care (it's also unfortunately named since no one knows...
Burt Rosen
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Support, supportification, supportability and other words that mean helping people (or I made up!)
One of the things I've been doing a lot lately is attending support groups. Why? For support, of course! I've learned a lot from going....
Burt Rosen
Nov 22, 20222 min read
When a basketball game isn't just a basketball game
Ok, so I have to say this right up front. I wasn't emotionally prepared for the Blazers to lose to the NETs (the spelling is important)...
Burt Rosen
Nov 18, 20222 min read
Today's a great day!
Why? Just because it is. Great day of meeting new people, networking and sharing ideas Going to the NBA game tonight with Eddie (My son)...
Burt Rosen
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Screw It, Let's Do It - Mastering your time with MasterClass
People have been so incredibly nice since my diagnosis. Reaching out, and catching up, someone bought us dinner and got some very...
Burt Rosen
Nov 16, 20222 min read
Let's see what the future holds - Meeting with the surgeon on 11/7
Last week, on 11/7, I had an appointment with Dr Rodney Pommier, one of the godparents of NET surgery. He has authored papers,...
Burt Rosen
Nov 14, 20222 min read
This was good for a smile today!
My sister with my friend Susie's BernDoodle puppy, Remy. How cute (and yes, Lisa is too)!
Burt Rosen
Nov 14, 20221 min read
When no new news is good news!
Well, today was my monthly blood work and Oncologist appointment with Dr Guillaume Pegna (pronounced "pen-ya") my medical oncologist (as...
Burt Rosen
Nov 14, 20221 min read
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