by rickg | Jul 22, 2012 | Annoying Things About Cancer
Waiting rooms. When you have cancer you have to go see a lot of doctors and get a lot of tests and inevitably, at whatever office or lab or hospital you are visiting, you will be forced to sit in a waiting room. And sit. And sit. And sit some more. I’ve only...
by rickg | Jul 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
I told my friend Jeff about the whole cancer thing and the part that horrified him the most was what the surgery meant for my future eating habits, or lack thereof. The idea that I would not be able to eat many of my favorite foods simply did not compute for him. In...
by rickg | Jul 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
About a month ago I developed a painful bump in my lower left eyelid. This is nothing new – I get styes on a distressingly frequent basis. What was new was when half of my face blew up like one of those things that flaps about outside of used car lots and I...
by rickg | Jul 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
My PET scan has finally been scheduled for Tuesday, July 24th. What is a PET scan, you may be wondering. I knew I was. Actually I knew of PET scans from my friend Mary’s long tribulations with breast cancer but my knowledge of them was limited to a vague...
by rickg | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
At work, I have always been known as the “get it done guy.” At home, I am a master of sitting on my ass and doing nothing. How do I reconcile these two seemingly dichotomous personality traits? Well, it’s like this. I can embrace the sitting on my...
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