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Category Archives: Cancer
7 Years
It was more than 7 years ago the word cancer entered my life. It was not invited nor did I ask it to stay. Through the use of the internet I’ve been able to ask hard questions of even the … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, cancer support, cannabis, oncologists, Oregon, Pediatric-like gist, research, SDHB, WildGIST/Paraganglioma
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I am grateful
I haven’t posted for a year. Cancer is relentless and I’ve tried some alternative concepts that if I have the time I’ll share one being my own personal cannabis concentrate to try and shrink tumors. I had great support, great … Continue reading
Posted in Anorexia, Cancer, cancer support, cannabis, Humor in Adversity, medical marijuana, Memoir, oncologists, Oregon, Pediatric-like gist, Pretending, research, SDHB, Uncategorized, WildGIST/Paraganglioma
Tagged cancer, cannabis, DNA, incurable disease, medical marijuana, SDHB, support groups
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Food is my enemy
People don’t believe me when I say it is hard for me to eat. How can it be hard for me to eat? Then I spend a few days at their house and they then know, I just don’t eat. … Continue reading
Posted in Anorexia, Ashland, Cancer, Humor in Adversity, Memoir, Oregon, Pretending, SDHB, WildGIST/Paraganglioma, Writing a Book
Tagged Anorexia, cancer, food, GIST, liver surgery, SDHB
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He could see every bone in my body – Scary
In the book I just wrote, “A Disney Childhood” there is a chapter about when I was 17 and living in Del Mar 1/2 block from the beach. I daily went to the sunsets. They calmed me after my Father’s … Continue reading
When Childhood gets Blasted with Reality
This is to Gary Robson, my second favorite babysitter growing up in Burbank (next to his sister who unfortunately died of liver cancer while my liver is just mostly cut out). I want to say I loved Gary’s comment, it … Continue reading
A Disney Childhood: Comic Books to Sailing Ships
This memoir of my childhood was written between the time I learned I had inherited my father’s cancer and the tumors had returned. It was released while I was in the hospital recovering from major liver surgery and I couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Anorexia, Ashland, Cancer, Celtic Music, Disney Historians, Graphic Artist, Humor in Adversity, Memoir, Oregon, Walt Disney, Writing a Book
Tagged 1960, Anorexia, Burbank, cancer, Colorado College, comic books, Disney, Disneyland, Sailboats, San Diego Yacht Club, Super Goof, The Jungle Book, UCSD
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The Inside Story of Cancer
There are three inside stories when one has cancer. There is what the doctors tell you (about 50% of the information), there is what you can tell your friends and relatives (20% of the information) and then there is the … Continue reading
Posted in Anorexia, Cancer, Graphic Artist, Oregon, Pretending, SDHB, WildGIST/Paraganglioma
Tagged cancer, paraganglioma, recovering from major surgery
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Book Release “A Disney Childhood”
“A Disney Childhood” is about is growing up in the magical time of the 1950s-1960s one half block from Walt Disney Studios. Dad was head of publications and his job involved traveling all over the world to book conferences and … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Disney Historians, Humor in Adversity, Memoir, Walt Disney, WildGIST/Paraganglioma, Writing a Book
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, cancer, comic books, Disney, Disneyland, Europe, memoir, paraganglioma, sailing, Studio, WildGIST
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