The Cancer Whisperer

I can’t believe it’s been 5 months since I’ve written in this Blog. The last time I wrote, I had had a biopsy of the cancer in my lungs and I was waiting for a response from Foundations One (lab that tests a cancer’s responsiveness to different chemo drugs) as to what...

Delighted to be Waiting

When the cancer marker in my July blood test jumped up, my oncologist ordered a PET scan to see what was causing the increase. The PET scan in August showed progression of cancer in my lungs. She recommended getting a lung biopsy and sending it to Foundations One lab...

Not Bad or Good

A friend recently informed me that Tara Brach (a prominent meditation teacher) had quoted me in a podcast. Eager to find out what I had said that was worth quoting, I listened to the podcast. The podcast was called “Shifting from Limbic to Liberating Intention.” She...

Angst of Waiting for Test Results

I used to have blood tests monthly, including a cancer-marker number. I would feel anxious every month waiting for the results and wondering what my cancer was doing. Once Covid changed our lives, my oncologist recommended I have my tests every three months. I noticed...

3 months already?

It’s hard to believe it’s been three months since I posted to my blog. When every day is pretty much the same, and I’m not traveling, it’s easy to lose track of time. I had my quarterly blood tests at the beginning of December and most of my numbers look like a...

Which Numbers Matter?

When I last posted here, I commented that getting outside every day was helping me maintain my sanity. If that were true, I might now be insane. The smoke is so heavy in California (and all along the West Coast) that going outside is not an option. My windows have...