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Just a quick update with some much-needed positive news. I got my genetic test results back to find out if my Medullary Thyroid Cancer originated genetically. The good news – my cancer is NOT genetic! My cancer formed spontaneously. Basically, some jerk pulled my name from a hat and said, “and thyroid cancer goes to……

Needless to say, my last post was a bit heavy. One of the biggest reasons I write this blog is that I can organize my own thoughts and process everything that is happening. I’ve gone back and reread my last post about 10 times, because it just doesn’t seem real… again, a character in a…

I often reflect on my newly upended life as if I’m watching a movie and the main character has cancer… “Oh, this is the part where we find out he has cancer!” … “Then we find out it’s some super rare cancer and he can’t pay his bills” … “Now he’s reconnecting with long lost…

Just a quick update with some positive news. There are a number of possible reasons why I’ve been experiencing chronic pain in my upper body for years, and how it might relate to my thyroid cancer. One of my biggest fears was that cancer had formed lesions in my bones. Well folks, after some recent…

I’m writing a post on Thanksgiving morning and it feels more than a little cheesy. Am I that blogger that uses every holiday or current event to dramatically illustrate a point and tug at your heartstrings? Please, no. And yet, here I am. And believe it or not, it was not Thanksgiving that inspired me…

I’ve been told many times that you can do anything you set your mind to. Mind over matter. What you think becomes your reality. Cabbage is cupcakes as long as you truly believe it in your heart… I think there is truth in all of those things…yes, all of them! And I also believe in…

Today I’m feeling surprisingly optimistic. If you read my post yesterday, then you know how frustrated I’ve been feeling about getting the specialized care I need at a price I can afford (stupid medicare commercials have infiltrated my brain). I’m happy to say that through a miracle of opportunities, and the relentless digging by some…

This is a post I’ve been avoiding but also seems necessary because it has been such a huge part of this process. This is also a post that I am REALLY GLAD that nobody can comment on because opinions run hot, and I don’t feel like having to back-up any of my opinions with facts.…

First an update on how I’m feeling. My spirits have been pretty good. And my health seems to waiver every day. I’ll wake up feeling great and then an hour later feel like garbage. Sometimes the reverse. Chronic pain in my neck, shoulders, chest. Feeling nauseated, and almost like I have the flu. The lightheadedness…

MRI of brain w/wo contrast.Results: Normal-ish Trying to track down the source of ongoing dizziness and lightheadedness. It started a few months back and I attributed it to weening off psych meds. In the last few weeks it has gotten increasingly worse. Some days I can’t drive or perform normal activity. It could be a…