Chemo Stinks!

Chemotherapy treatments are not fun!

  • Battling Cancer is not always pretty!

    Battling Cancer is not always pretty!

    For those of you who follow my social media page, or perhaps even look at pictures on this website, you might think that I don’t look too bad. When I see people out in public, they often comment on how great I look. First off, Thank You!!! That is very kind! I want to let

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  • New Chemo meds

    New Chemo meds

    I had an appointment with my oncologist from Mayo Clinic this morning. It went about as expected. He wants me to start taking a new chemo regimen called Lonsurf, which is a combination medication of trifluridine and tipiracil. It is not as strong as Folfox, which I had last taken. However, it does not have

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  • What are Alternative Treatments?

    What are Alternative Treatments?

    You might be wondering, what are alternative treatments? That sounds kind of vague. Well, that is a good question… and yes, that term is vague! Alternative treatments when dealing with cancer relate to anything that is outside the conventional treatment plan. When you visit an oncologist (cancer doctor) about a possible cancer found in you,

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  • How My Cancer Began

    How My Cancer Began

    How My Cancer Began As many of you know, my cancer journey started in March of 2022. I had a large tumor removed and later discovered by the Colon Tumor DNA (CT-DNA) that the cells were still in me. I began the Folfox chemotherapy regimen that May for 6 months. Once it was finished, it

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