Monthly Archives: May 2010
Week #4: Mr. Rock Star, sign my boob! It has cancer!
In theory, the week after chemotherapy is supposed to be a lot better. But it still takes Trish a while to feel ok, and she doesn’t feel good until Friday. But we end the week with a bang and are reminded by the Lost finale of an important principle in cancer care.
Week #3: How Heidi Montag will Cure Trish’s Cancer.
We wake up. Bah! It’s the Monday of Trish’s first chemo week. Our pleasant dreams of the fun weekend dissolve away. It’s pouring rain outside, with a few thunderclaps. Our neighbor kindly agrees to drive Lily to the bus stop in the rain. Emma was excited to be a big sister and walk her the … Continue reading
Week # 2: You’re going to wish you had cancer too!
We begin the week with a half-day of tests that include a cat scan, bone scan, and an ECG. The mammogram already revealed that it’s recurrent cancer, and it’s obviously malignant. But we don’t know if it’s spread beyond the one lymph node into other parts of her body.
Week #1 – How to kick Cancer’s Ass: Join the Circus.
Of course we’d rather be blogging about exotic family travel, but that’s not gonna happen this summer. So I’m hijacking CreekmoreWorld to blog Trish’s cancer recovery. Her first bout with breast cancer was the main reason we committed to extensive family travel so it’s relevant. (Not that I needed to justify that to you<.) Follow … Continue reading
Coverage of the Pink for Tink event: Hardcore gamers supporting breast cancer
The Pink for Tink event is pretty amazing, if you ask us. Of course, we’re biased. But the juxtaposition of Breast Cancer support and hardcore video gamers doesn’t happen that often. Video games is one of the most trifling aspects of our lives, cancer one of the most critical. The story is getting a little … Continue reading
