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Remission Is Not Intermission: Finding Peace After the Cancer Scans Stop
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August 11, 2026
It is coming up on three years since this health journey arrived and moved into my life without asking permission. Since then, I have made changes. I have tried to remain consistent. I have eaten differently, moved more, taken the pills, worn the mask,…
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The Chain That Held
After 44 years, Christina has still allowed me to live, and I have taken that as a sign I should probably keep her. Sounds like an old Geritol commercial. That sounds like a joke, and it is, but only partly. (She meets the joke with a side eye and a look…