Although there is a lot to complain about in the New York Times lately <cough>US political coverage</cough>, they have been absolutely killing it in the cancer op-eds department. Monday had a fantastic piece about a dying daughter facing her mortality that is also a great critique of the culture of the US medical system. I …
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Cancer Crawl 27 Nov 2024: Night Fever
So over the weekend the fevers got worse, culminating in my waking up at 102.9F at 3:30am Monday morning and having to awaken Carrie because I was shivering too hard to get the Tylenol in me. Monday morning I skipped my cancer meds dose and Monday afternoon we went into the cancer center for a …
Cancer Crawl 24 Nov 2024: Weekend Update
This will be not very creative because the fever is back, which means my brain is in a “makes its own sauce” phase, like processed food from the 1970s. That’s the only simile you get. Sorry. I’ve had a fever on and off since Thursday. At first we thought maybe it was a flu but …
Cancer Crawl 20 Nov 2024: More small signs of progress, in the form of a list
Cancer Crawl 16 Nov 2024: A Union, Going Out, Staying In, Etc.
We’ll start with the big news: McGill’s Arts Professors Union (AMPFA) are now officially certified as a bargaining unit. A little over a year after our first signed card, we have a union! I’m not naive about what will be involved in the bargaining process, but given admin’s systematic turn to “consultation” and the dysfunction …
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Cancer Crawl: 14 November: The Gear Post
I hate Martin Heidegger but the one quote of his that I allow myself is as follows: “there is no such thing as an equipment”. (from Being and Time). It’s 21st century America. Cancer = consumerism. Time for some product reviews. Soundcore Sleep A20 Earbuds Beyond Carrie, actual treatment, and friends, I think these earbuds …
Cancer Crawl: 12 Nov 2024: Independence Goals, The Patient Vortex, Christmas in Cambridge
First, the bad news. On Friday I spoke with my Montreal oncologist who told me in no uncertain terms that I am not spending Christmas in California. His exact words were “you are still in a precarious state.” This bites for several reasons. California is warmer than Cambridge. Our cats are there, whom I miss …