Tag: chemo

September 4th was my tenth anniversary from when I was initially diagnosed with stage three cancer. I have returned to Facebook after not being on it for the last four-plus years, and one of the things I got to look at is what I was posting during that time—memories through social media. While it has […]

This past September was my seventh anniversary of being diagnosed with cancer. I wrote a blog about it. It was the last one I wrote. I’ve spent the last week going through the medical motions of getting a new PCP, an Oncologist, and trying and maintain my health. I have been told the chances of […]

“All right,” said Deep Thought. “The Answer to the Great Question…” “Yes..!” “Of Life, the Universe and Everything…” said Deep Thought. “Yes…!” “Is…” said Deep Thought, and paused. “Yes…!” “Is…” “Yes…!!!…?” “Forty-two,” said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm. -Douglas Adams Today I turn 42. Which, if you didn’t know, is the answer to […]

Meditation for December 27th, 2016 An Apology We are nearing the end of this meditation venture where I said I would write a meditation everyday for a year. Now that I am at the tail end of this, I now know I owe all of you an apology.  The reason I started this Cracked Pot […]

Meditation for October 30th, 2016 Writing as Meditation This is the 289th meditation I have written since beginning this venture in February. I have only skipped two days and have written all but two. I had cancer two years ago. I was diagnosed in remission two weeks ago. While battling cancer, I had to undergo […]

Meditation for September 2nd, 2016 Cancer Anniversaries Tomorrow (the 4th) will be the two year anniversary since I walked into the hospital with chest pains and was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. I looked up some forums about people dealing with the milestones and most survivors were saying to take it easy because it’s hard. […]

Meditation for May 9th, 2016 I Don’t Write These For You . . . Too Much I started this on January 11th as an idea for being accountable to write something everyday. I like the idea of doing a meditation spoof to make fun of the Portland and AA communities that take that shit so […]