Monthly Archives: April 2013

…Just Kidding!
So, as it turns out, my next appointment was *not* 5/1, it was actually today, 4/24. So, too far away to do the immune function test (BOOOOO), BUT, it means that 5/15, the next appointment, will definitely have the immune function test (yay!) as well as a bone marrow biopsy (yay?). However, a few interesting […]

Shows and Books I’ve read since Diagnosis
A frequent question I get usually involves either “what do you do with all your free time”, or “read any good books” / “watch any good shows lately”? Well. Yes. To all of that. And in case you were curious, I’m going to list them all, and my thoughts on them. I will pointedly not […]

The Questionable Power of Prayer
As a cancer-having agnostic, there is a funny bit of verbal annoyance that I have come across. In case you didn’t know, as an agnostic, I don’t prescribe to any official religion, nor do I feel particularly strongly that there is or is not a God and/or afterlife. While I lean towards there not being […]

Cancer is a fucking Thief
Cancer sucks. For real, guys. It’s funny that almost a year after my diagnosis, still, the most apt thing anyone has said since learning I got diagnosed has been “Man…that sucks.” I mean, what else do you say, really? Apologizing is kind of silly – it’s nobody’s fault. There are a million reasons why cancer […]