Am I allowed to blame Covid-19 for the unfortunate change to my body mass index over the past year? I think it’s warranted! Yes, I know I’ve been responsible for putting food into my own mouth regularly. And I realize I could possibly have pushed a little harder to get more exercise. But wait! Hear…… Continue reading The Curse of the Covid Weight Gain
Category: Health
Free Daily Medication Tracker
In my time as a cancer patient, I’ve had the dubious honor to receive tons of medical prescriptions. You may have, too. During my bone marrow transplant, the days were filled to the brim with taking medications of all sorts on top of my daily visits to the clinic. At first, it was almost too…… Continue reading Free Daily Medication Tracker
Personal Protective Equipment From My Storage Chest
The other day I was rummaging around a storage chest for an old book I needed to consult in a current work project. I won’t go into the details of the book – nothing too exciting, I assure you. As I dug through my storage toward the target book, I ran across a small box…… Continue reading Personal Protective Equipment From My Storage Chest
Coping Tools – Journaling
Receiving a life-changing diagnosis is exactly that, and it creates ripples (sometimes tidal waves) throughout a person’s life. One of the most difficult facets of the experience for me has been the ever-present uncertainty. There’s never a guarantee a particular treatment will work. You don’t know what side effects you’re going to experience – how…… Continue reading Coping Tools – Journaling
The Covid Vaccine and Me
There has been a lot of chatter among the cancer patients I know about how the Covid-19 vaccines might affect them. Some have been worried side effects could be more virulent in people whose immune systems are already embattled. As a result, the message boards, online communities, and socially distant patient support groups have been…… Continue reading The Covid Vaccine and Me