Cancer

Flying through hospitalization

April 6, 2025

Throughout my cancer journey, one of my biggest fears has been needing to be hospitalized. That day finally arrived recently.

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How not to save a kidney

March 23, 2025

He introduced himself as “Yuval the smiley guy,” which was not far off for a doctor who works in the hospital department dealing with genitalia.

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My first fentanyl

March 9, 2025

I don’t remember when I fell asleep or when I woke up, but I was in another room. That’s what a little fentanyl will do for you.

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Cancer is not a “battle”

January 11, 2025

zIn 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on cancer.” The battle cliche as stuck ever since. But is it appropriate?

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“I’ve never been with a bald man before”

December 13, 2024

As I started chemotherapy, I was prepared for my hair to fall out. Just not the way it began. My hair loss started more with a whisper than a bang. 

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How to preserve a legacy after death

December 2, 2024

A trifecta of physical and emotional stress washed over me, leaving me despondent over politics, war and a sudden change in my health. My cancer had come back.

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The black swans of Rosh Hashana

October 6, 2024

The term “black swan effect” refers to the kinds of big phenomena one never thought would happen and that have a potentially catastrophic outcome. How does that relate to Rosh Hashana?

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Coping with PTCD – Post-Traumatic Covid Disorder

August 26, 2024

Covid is back. It seems like everyone I know has been exposed or infected this summer. That includes me. Do you have PTCD?

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Making the most of “expectational uncertainty”

June 2, 2024

There’s a new fourth line to the Serenity Prayer – “I can handle it.” It’s part of making the most of “expectational uncertainty.”

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Can this treatment fix my damaged lungs?

May 28, 2024

After my first round of chemo, my IG levels – a key immune function – were depleted. What could I do to keep from getting lung infections?

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