Patricia Hom, MD, MPH, 39, who trained as an ob-gyn, lives in San Francisco. She has Stage IV metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer “ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE lung, bronchogenic type. ”My life stopped the second I got this diagnosis, a subtype of Stage IV metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It was July 3, 2017. I was …
If you are here, please excuse the tumbleweeds. The posts are still in pencil and paper, chicken scratch if you will. I will get it together when I can – it’s been rough. In the meantime, much love to all the survivors, caregivers and families on this day. <3 National Cancer Survivors Day 2018 – …
Heeeey! Welcome! I’m the Cancer Prancer! What is that you ask? Well, it’s a long story. To spare you, I am a cancer patient. I have stage IV disease. I had ignored my symptoms for a long time before I was diagnosed. I was young and I had my whole life in front of me. …
Cancer changes everything. For me, in a few short moments, the future I had worked so hard for was suddenly gone – replaced with a mix of all things terrible. One moment, I was a normal, healthy person with her whole life ahead of her. The next, I was so sick I couldn’t walk or …
If you don’t read anything else on this page, please take my advice on this ONE thing. Just this ONE thing. ALWAYS ALWAYS read your scan reports after you have scans done. They are your right to know. ALWAYS follow up on labs that were drawn, especially if you follow tumor markers. DO NOT assume that no …
Today is the one year anniversary of when I walked off the cliff of safely employed status into the abyss. One year ago, yesterday, I officially finished training. I was poised and ready to leave formal education and apprenticeship behind. I was done. I was given the pass. Proverbial lifelong learner aside, I was finally …
Yesterday, I was on video chat with a friend. She asked me how I was doing emotionally. It snowballed. I smiled through my tears. Suddenly, it occurred to me. What day is it? Is it the 3rd? Oh gosh, it’s my Cancerversary. I mentioned in another post that this year is a lot of first …
