I was all set to post a nice little positive update in the middle of last week but for the second time in the last month I had too much fun planning out a beautiful fall weekend filled with friends, kids games, and maybe even a little golf (watching) and life reminded me – again … Read more
I’m a sucker for a gimmick column—Dave Letterman’s Top 10 lists, Power Rankings, Jimmy Kimmel’s Mean Tweets, etc. One of my favorite sportswriters, Zach Lowe, does a weekly ’10 Things I Like and Don’t Like,’ which perfectly encapsulates the gimmick column. Enough structure to keep the column organized and moving, but enough freedom hit what … Read more
Thursday, October 15th started out as my best day in quite a while. The blood clots that have slowed my recovery are receding through the recommended treatment of elevation, heat, and activity. Just lots of short walks around the house and my driveway and cul-de-sac. I spent a lot of the morning getting organized to … Read more
Not nearly as many words needed for this one – with the road ahead I am going to get to experiment with some new hairstyles and stepping up my hat game has become a priority. With the help of a few world-class models here is my current line-up – I need more ideas!
The Great Weight has a ‘name’ and a ‘grade.’ This is good. Or would be, if it wasn’t the one that we had been hoping to avoid. My tumor is officially a Grade 4 Glioma, called a glioblastoma, which is the most aggressive brain cancer out there. With the feedback that Dr. Weingart provided throughout … Read more
The last 48 hours in rehab were crazy, so I am a little late on this post. I am home now – this is about how I spent the last 2 weeks. This post is long because there is a lot I want to remember. Jump right to the Olympiad at the bottom for the … Read more
I am a huge fan of a piece of advice pulled from semi-popular 80s one-hit-wonder Baz Luhrmann. I quote it often and my inlaws and wife – descendants from a long line of born preparers and worriers – have always thought I was crazy. Don’t worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying … Read more
Now, THESE are fun posts to write. I’ve cried more in the last 20 days than I have in the last 20 years – and it is not close. The first few days were some little leaks, mostly driven by shock. Then the surgery, recovery days, and uncertainty got the best of me for a … Read more
The first thing Dr. Weingart said when he saw my MRI was ‘that thing needs to come out.’ There is no biopsy or pre-work. You just get the surgery as soon as you can, and they send a piece of the tumor to the lab for diagnosis. In the ~70% of cases where the tumor … Read more
COVID rules are a real problem for hospitals these days. Shocking, I know. In John’s Hopkin’s Jenn could join me till 6pm the day of the surgery but I was on my own Wednesday evening through Friday evening when I transferred out to Sinai for rehab. at Sinai: I get one visitor per day which … Read more