In some ways it feels like ages, in others ways, just days. But exactly one year ago I celebrated Valentine’s Day in the most atypical way possible… on an operating table, talking to my dad on a phone while surgeons removed a golfball sized tumor from my brain. I hadn’t really thought about it all [...]
We’re already about two weeks into January, but I finally have the time to wish everyone a very happy new year. I’m glad to say goodbye to 2007 and was lucky to welcome 2008 with a trip to Park City, Utah, with a bunch of cancer survivors from M.D. Anderson. As some of you know, [...]
First off – Dad made a great recovery from his surgery. He spent a few days in the hospital, and is now back at home. He still experiences some pain, especially when he coughs or has to roll around too much. And he is very limited in how much weight he can lift. But he’s [...]
Some of you have heard, and some of you have not. But Thursday started out as a rough morning for my Dad… something that felt a lot like heartburn was keeping him awake. Nothing seemed to help and by the time he was about to head to work he was concerned enough to go to [...]
I just returned from another trip to Houston. I arrived Wednesday night at midnight to the steamiest, nastiest humidity to date, and stayed through what turned out to be some incredibly beautiful weather before leaving on Saturday. It was partly a routine visit — the usual MRI and neuro-oncologist visit — but also had some [...]