Living my best life despite terminal cancer

Tomorrow I leave for a 10-day Vipassana retreat. Ten days without internet, cell phone, or even a pen. These will be my accomodations. I’ll bring my own sheets and pillow,…

I’ve always been proud of my stoic pragmatism. “I don’t have feelings,” most of you have heard me say at some point. Or at least, seen me demonstrate. PMS, mother’s…

November is lung cancer awareness month. You probably weren’t aware. I wasn’t. I’ll never forget October is breast cancer awareness month after so many years of the NFL wearing pink…

I talk a lot about my GKI on this blog. I’ve been tracking it for about 10 months now and it’s taught me so much about the way my body…

Crisp, refreshing cucumber noodles. Creamy sweet coconut butter. Crunchy, umami sesame seeds. Fresh lime. This salad has all the right flavors. Brad and I call it”key lime pie” salad and…

Even as I’ve been working to leverage the mind-body connection through visualization, guided meditation, journaling and other mind-influencing-the-body-type techniques, I’ve become more aware of the body’s influence on the mind.…

I know I’ve had cancer for longer than a year – two years at least – but today is important because it’s the anniversary of the day I found out.…

Most of you know that I dabbled lightly in both the vegan and keto space in my previous life. Once or twice I coerced Brad into a week of veganism…

I’ve often made bold claims about my ability to survive on curry alone and in Thailand last December I had a chance to prove it. I had vegetable green curry…

I’ve been measuring my blood glucose and ketones for almost 8 months now. In the beginning, I was religious about measuring every morning and evening. I’ve also gone through periods…