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Pablo Beats Cancer
This is not ‘Pablo is Battling Cancer’, or ‘Pablo Fights Cancer’. This is ‘Pablo Beats Cancer’, cause one way or another we’re getting this done.
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One Year Later — A Short Post for the Long Tail
One Year Later — A Short Post for the Long Tail
This post is long overdue. It’s been exactly one year since I finished my last round of chemo. But the build-up of to-dos and the…
Pablo Abad, Phd
Feb 19, 2018
Teach ’em how to say goodbye (to chemo)
Teach ’em how to say goodbye (to chemo)
We’re almost halfway through Round 5! The end finally feels close enough that our plans to travel, get married, and rejoin the world of the…
Judy Abad
Jan 19, 2017
Hitting Rock Bottom Never Felt So Good
Hitting Rock Bottom Never Felt So Good
We dit it! We finally hit rock bottom! And no, before you ask, this isn’t a terrible pun about (the amazing) Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, or…
Pablo Abad, Phd
Jan 4, 2017
It’s okay to not be okay
It’s okay to not be okay
As Pablo continues his cancer treatments and our election nightmare persists, I’ve started to pay more attention to how differently people…
Judy Abad
Nov 30, 2016
Life in the time of cancer
Life in the time of cancer
Well, last week was a pretty hellish week, and I’m not just talking about Pablo’s cancer. He started Round 2 of chemo on Election Day, and…
Judy Abad
Nov 15, 2016
“Err in the direction of kindness”
“Err in the direction of kindness”
Three years ago, I read George Saunders’ convocation speech, along with almost everything else he’s ever written. This is normal behavior…
Judy Abad
Oct 28, 2016
Chemo Don’t Kill My Vibe
Chemo Don’t Kill My Vibe
I Feel Like Me, Pablo
Pablo Abad, Phd
Oct 25, 2016
Fasting and Furious (and other cancer movies we’d like The Rock to star in)
Fasting and Furious (and other cancer movies we’d like The Rock to star in)
Girl falls in love with guy. Two years later, guy proposes. Three days after they meet with their wedding planner, guy finds out he has…
Judy Abad
Oct 19, 2016
Of Radioactive Sugar (and other amusing cancer tales)
Of Radioactive Sugar (and other amusing cancer tales)
“[T]he physicians at this sad border post had shown me a few other postcards from the interior … Some kind of shadow was throwing itself…
Pablo Abad, Phd
Oct 16, 2016
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
The first step to solving any problem is to clearly define it. You look at your system, analyze the inputs, and compare your expected…
Pablo Abad, Phd
Oct 9, 2016
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