Todd

I recently lost a friend, Todd, to cancer. A few nights ago, Suzy and I went to an event to celebrate Todd. Each of us was asked to say something. In retrospect, here is what I wished I had said, although I am 100% positive I could not have gotten through this without blubbering and crying. […]

i Forgot

Hope everyone had a great holiday, Suzy and I did. Well actually, we had an interestingly odd holiday, but that’s another story for another day. December 24th came and went. I didn’t think of it, “it” being cancer, and Christmas Eve being the third anniversary of the end of treatment. I am pretty surprised as the […]

greatest quote ever

Tuesday I had my two year CT scan, which is statistically a big deal as far as recurrence is concerned. As always, there was a lot of “scanxiety” prior to the test, but I got through it. In addition to images, they write a report on what the image shows. Here is the greatest quote […]

Two Year anniversary

It’s two years today that I was diagnosed with cancer. I can remember that day like it was yesterday. I can remember seeing the doctor’s name on my phone’s caller ID, and thinking that not good. I can remember her words, “Steve, you have a malignant tumor on the base of your tongue”, or something […]

September 25

It’s September 25th and it’s an anniversary of sorts. A year ago today, I was diagnosed with tongue cancer. The past year has been crazy and hard to digest. After myriad tests, I was diagnosed, a treatment plan was created and executed, and I appear to be cured. As Alexander Hamilton said, “it’s a blur […]

“Tastes good”: A Call for Recipes

It’s nearing the end of May, close to 2 months after the tests that showed I was cancer-free. Thankfully, I am mostly healthy. My biggest issue these days is eating and anything related to it. I can’t really taste much of anything, and I struggle swallowing a lot of things. I can taste strong things […]

Drum roll, please

Before I get to the real news, I have to tell you my latest medical prescription — Ben & Jerry’s. Mayo has the best dietician in the world. I’m still losing weight and I can’t finish a round of golf without feeling wiped out midway through, so I talked to the dietician. All during treatment, […]

Anticipation and Positivity

The white board on the kitchen counter where we write our “things to do” looks like the old days at Mayo. By old days, I mean November and December, although it seems so much longer ago than that. It’s Saturday, the day before a string of appointments that marks the end of the 3-month wait […]

Two-Week Countdown

In two weeks, I’m scheduled to have a PET scan — which will hopefully show that I’m cancer-free. It’s really scary to think about that day. If I am deemed to be cancer-free, the clock starts for the next test in 3 more months. I’ll have a PET scan every 3 months for a year, then […]

Golf is Good!

A famous movie said greed is good, but it was mistaken. Golf is good. It’s been 2 months since the end of my treatments. Five months since my diagnosis. It seems like years have gone by, but it’s just been 5 months. I’m continuing to improve – eating is getting easier, the skin on my […]