It’s been over a year since Eric had cancer. This blog, which I started as a way to vent and keep people updated on Eric’s…
It’s been more than a year since finding out that Eric had cancer.
To say that last year was tough would be an understatement. Eric suffered more than any human being should have to suffer in their lifetime and we’re all left with scars from the ordeal. I still live every day…
A lot has happened.
Eric’s 4th cycle of chemo was more intense than even our worst case predictions. There were 3 straight days when Eric didn’t move out of bed except to use the bathroom. It was too painful for Eric to eat. He told me he was in so much pain that he was…
One of the most frustrating parts of this process is that I want medicine to be a science. I want it to be exact, definitive, and certain. When a loved one’s life hangs in the balance, I’m not ok with so much being left up to chance and gut feel. But the reality is that so much of cancer treatment…
Eric recently finished his third out of six chemo treatments. Halfway. Well, sort of.
Seeing Eric battle cancer, I’m realizing part of what makes cancer so inhumane is that in order to get better, the treatment has to make you sicker. And not just a little sicker. You can…
People have said cancer is a marathon. Well, it’s not. I’ve run marathons before. They’re 26.2 miles. They have a start and a finish. They have a route. You choose to run one. Cancer has none of those qualities. But unfortunately I have no better analogy for cancer because this is like nothing…
I heard a sound. It wasn’t a cry. It sounded much worse than a cry. It was such a brief, soft, yet terrifying sound that I’ll probably never get it out of my head for the rest of my life. I turned around not knowing what to expect. I thought maybe Eric had gotten hurt or was in pain from his…