Greetings from the chemo chair, again
This line of chemotherapy is a full time job. The previous three lines of treatment were infusions every 3 weeks. This regime of Carbo...
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A documentary short about Cannabis and Cancer
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- Apr 3, 2021
- 3 min
An Unexpected veer into ER, admission
Greetings from my hospital bed at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital's Oncology ward. I did not expect to be here, but 2 days of fever and...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
International Women's Day
It has been a difficult few weeks, both physically and emotionally. I know I have been saying that all too often lately. I can feel the...
- Feb 16, 2021
- 3 min
Cannabinoid Science Roundup
Before I dive into the latest peer reviewed literature, I'll mention some canna business news. GW pharmaceuticals, the UK medical...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
World Cancer Day
Now that I have many followers who don't know me personally it feel odd leading with my health news, but here it is: a 16 day post-op...
- Jan 16, 2021
- 2 min
lymphadenectomy
UPDATE: Michelle is home from surgery, sore but otherwise well. And the procedure was successful in obtaining enough tumor cells for both...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
Death of America, death of me
I weep for our crumbling Democracy. The one thing which makes watching this sedition/insurrection/coup easier is knowing my time in...
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
a dark and perilous time .....
It has been a dark and perilous year of quarantine and isolation for everyone. Coupled with my long fight against Porlock and topped off...
- Dec 2, 2020
- 2 min
Reasons to be Thankful
Last month my CA 125 inched up to 18, while my CT scan showed No Evidence of Disease. But today's CA marker rocketed to 107. I am back...
- Oct 31, 2020
- 2 min
Good Trouble
I dedicate this blog post to Sean, who lost his heroic fight with colorectal cancer this month. He leaves behind a wife and young son. ...
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
My 48th birthday- thanks to Cannabis
An update is long overdue. I'll start with the good news. My cancer antigen marker, CA125, fell from 9 to 5 during my last blood...
- Jul 28, 2020
- 5 min
Colorado Mountain High
Is there anything worse than being 43 and diagnosed with terminal cancer? A sneaky cancer with no diagnostic test and vague symptoms...
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Cancer Survivors Day
It has been a meandering and diverse adventure keeping myself alive these past 4 years. It all started with a crash course in ovarian...
- May 18, 2020
- 6 min
3 days left- tell Truth to Power
Thank you Thea, Allison, Laurel, Shelly, Kathy, Terry, Randy, Annie, Chris, Bruce, Cherie, Lee, Holly, Jim and Evie, Jonelle, Ellen,...
- May 14, 2020
- 1 min
Urgent help needed
Over the past 4 years you have showered me with support: emails, cards, hugs, visits, flowers, errands, help in countless ways. But none...
- May 10, 2020
- 1 min
World Ovarian Cancer Day and National Cancer Research month
What is the best way to "celebrate?" Demand research! I will not be quiet, my life depends on it. The endocannabinoid system is a...
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Happy Belated 420
And happy Mayday to our friends in Oxford. Miss you guys. I didn't have my Oncologist visit last week, (new strict pandemic protocols) ...
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Cancer does not stop for Corona
Advocating for cannabinoid-based oncology research should not stop either. With the film festival circuit shut down for the foreseeable...
- Mar 18, 2020
- 3 min
Fighting terminal cancer in the age of SARS-CoV-2
The entire world has just involuntarily adopted my lifestyle of quarantining at home, worrying about germs and wondering if we will be...
- Mar 9, 2020
- 3 min
Be bold, work hard and change the world. Right after you and wash your hands
March 3rd was my fourth "rebirthday." It's been four years since I was filleted. Four years of living in a body at war with itself....
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