Author Archives: terrilma

I will be starting chemotherapy on Feb 8th. We set the wheels of the treatment juggernaut in motion at my oncology appointment a few days ago. I’ve already had a baseline echocardiogram; an ultrasound of the heart.  I saw my heart in … Continue reading →

I’ve had a month long vacation from scans, pathology reports and doctors – sweet, but too short. I had an MRI on Monday  and I’ll see the oncologist next week to hear results and his recommendations about chemotherapy.  It has … Continue reading →

I’m emerging from post-radiation sludge one week after my second series of treatments. The after affects of radiation, tapering off narcotic pain medication, and post-treatment letdown came together in a noxious brew that my body is struggling to clean up.  It is easy … Continue reading →

Monday 10/24 I’m writing to you from the blahs of radiation land. I started Cyberknife treatment last Wednesday and it is so weird. Now I know what a Cyberknife machine looks like and how it moves. It is a smooth … Continue reading →

Surgery number three went much better than  I anticipated. I can walk without a brace or other assistance and my left foot and leg are as strong as they were before surgery. Last Friday, my surgeon who is fond of food … Continue reading →

I write to you from the comfort of my new studio apartment in San Francisco a couple blocks from the Balboa Theater and walking distance from Golden Gate Park and Ocean beach. It’s so quiet that I can hear the … Continue reading →

First I want to report that my daughter Sia has just finished her first week as a freshman at Westminster college. I think it is a good sign that she is not feeling too homesick that her first message to … Continue reading →

Where to start?  I have been home for a week and my physical recovery has been going well but I have been struggling with a profound sense of displacement. I recognize my home and my familiar surroundings but I am … Continue reading →

Last Thursday I got the news that my post-op MRI revealed that a portion of my tumor remains inside me. The surgeon removed all he could see and access approaching through my back but because of it’s location a good … Continue reading →

I was sitting outside in the late afternoon sun two days ago after two MRIs looking over the China Basin canal at the houseboats along the shore and basking in a sense of well being and decided it was time … Continue reading →