Jan 26, 2025 | Jan's Blog |
In 2012 I had a cryoablation of a tumor in my lung. I wrote about it here: https://healingjourneys.org/ablation-accomplished/. Since I now have tumors in my lungs and liver, I wondered if I could have another ablation. I was told that insurance wouldn’t cover...
Nov 4, 2024 | Jan's Blog |
Again, it’s hard to believe it’s been two months since I last posted in my blog. I usually like to post when I have good news or potential solutions to challenges. I currently have challenges without solutions, so I haven’t been thinking of posting. Georgia, who does...
Aug 9, 2024 | Jan's Blog |
The last time I wrote in my blog, I indicated my goal was to write in it every 2 months. I’m impressed with how quickly that amount of time has passed. In preparation for writing today, I re-read the comments you made after my last blog entry, and was deeply moved all...
May 23, 2024 | Jan's Blog |
I often think I need to have something new to say to justify writing a blog. Maybe the fact that I am still thriving when I am “supposed to be” dead is news enough. The big event in the past month is that my first husband, father of my son, died suddenly...
Apr 2, 2024 | Jan's Blog |
When I saw my oncologist on July 5, 2023, she told me that things were changing. Based on my PET scan and cancer markers (CA27.29), she thought I had less than 6 months to live. She referred me to a palliative care doctor. She would have referred me to Hospice, but I...
Jan 18, 2024 | Jan's Blog |
It’s been four months since I’ve written in my blog. I’m hesitant to write because the metaphor of the roller coaster continues. It depends on when I write whether we’re going up or down. If you just look at the cancer marker numbers (CA27.29), the last blood test was...
