Strong. Fighting. Surviving.

Hi folks. Lucky here again. I need to start by saying that Kate doesn’t want to use this blog as a place to provide updates on her health. However, so many of you have been asking how she’s doing, and the last couple of weeks have been particularly eventful, so Kate asked me to take [...]

Hi, everyone. Lucky here, just filling in for Kate for a little while. You know, some days it seems everything’s about numbers and statistics. Even in commercials, we’re always hearing that 9 out of 10 dentists like a particular gum (maybe that last one just doesn’t like gum at all), or that a soap is [...]

Same day service is great when it comes to things like dry cleaning or shoe repair. It’s not so great when it comes to test results. I learned early on that no news is definitely good news. The more time that passes in between taking a test and receiving the results, the better. While being [...]

I’ll be honest, I’ve had a rough week and it’s not over yet. I spent most of the week in the hospital with unexplained stomach and back pain. As I sit here, I’m no longer able to hide my fear and anxiety. It could be anything – arthritis, fluid build-up, scar tissue – but I [...]

I need your help. The other day someone asked me a question that left me stumped. It’s certainly not the first time I’ve been asked this question, but yet I have no idea how to answer it. The question is ‘How long do I have to do chemo?’  Some people actually know how many chemo [...]

Assignment #1: listen to Matchbox Twenty’s song, 3am. If you’re like me, you’re drawn to this song for it’s passion and honest account of a couple’s relationship during a difficult period in time. Like a good story-teller, the singer presents us with a difficult memory that is only slightly altered by the passage of time. [...]

I was sitting on the marble bar at the beautiful Pazo Restaurant in Baltimore, MD. I grabbed another glass of champagne, shared a toast with my two new friends, and sang along to Leaving Las Vegas. I met nine other cancer survivors that night. We compared port scars, shared bald stories, and debated about who [...]

I was religious about it. I rarely missed it. I went as often as was allowed. Now I know why… I began donating blood about fifteen years ago. I was addicted as soon as they marked ‘PEDS’ on my donation bag. Just knowing that my blood was going to pediatrics made it worth the multiple [...]

Kate asked me to hop in to say a few words while she’s getting over this week’s chemo treatment. She’s fine, by the way – tired from the meds, but they’ve kept her from being green this time around. That makes me happy – she’s strong, but everybody needs a little break in their favor [...]

Some things are simply too difficult to write about using cute little analogies. This is a stream of consciousness, brought on by a very rough week and accentuated by a few sleepless nights. This is undoubtedly the most candid and personal post I’ve ever written. No word-smithing here, just spell check and my honest thoughts. [...]