March 27: A Reflection
“To know that the Father’s Wisdom is in every cross is faith. To trust that everything that happens to us is for our good is hope. But to express our love for Him in the midst of darkness and aridity is the purest love.” -Mother Angelica TL:DR Version: Surgery & Tests are Scheduled. Help is Appreciated. …
The Weirdest Thing I’ve Said Aloud
TL:DR Version: I’m having brain surgery! PRELUDE Before I begin this update, could I ask you to pray for CL & family? CL is undergoing cancer treatments and her family could use your prayers. THE MEDICAL UPDATE A few weeks ago, I shared that I was hospitalized after a new mass was discovered in my …
Melancholy & Hope
“The lesson is that unless there is a cross in our lives, there will never be a resurrection.” -Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen TL;DR Version: Yes, there is sadness in this life, but hope points to something bigger than melancholy. (Please see the end of the post for a prayer intention.) Melancholy …
News Good & Other
It’s been about two weeks since my hospitalization. And there have been some updates. Neuroendocrine Cancer Update Let’s start with the good news. I met with my new oncology team this past Monday and we reviewed my most recent liver MRCP scan. Another three month interval has elapsed with no growth of tumors and stable …
Right In the Head?
TL;DR Version: Something showed up in my head. We need to figure out what it is and what to do about it. Hello, everyone! This is without a doubt an update that we never thought we would be writing. If ever there was an “out of left field” update to my health journey, this may be …
January 2025 Update
“What’s new? How’s the world treating you?” -Frank Sinatra (Johnny Burke wrote the lyric) It has been an eventful few weeks since the last update. I had a rough weekend before Christmas. I mentioned at a card game with some friends that I wasn’t feeling particularly great and that my goal was to stay out …
The Update We Wanted to Write
It’s been a big week. I went into the hospital on Tuesday morning for my 3 month follow-up MRCP. I knew that I would have to wait a few days to receive the results. There have been some new symptoms. There have been some new questions. Are the symptoms drug related? Perhaps stress related? Or …
Saturday, November 16, 2024
It has been more than a few weeks since our last update. The update has been a lot to process as it has contained a lot of good news and bad news. The good news is there have been no complications from the October surgery. The bad news is the lack of complications is because …
UPDATE PART 2: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
From my previous post “It’s been a while since we’ve had an update. I thought I would take advantage of feeling decent enough to write one and do just that. I am going to split this into two posts. This one will focus on the medical situation. A second post will focus on the emotional/spiritual …
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Update Part 1: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
It’s been a while since we’ve had an update. I thought I would take advantage of feeling decent enough to write one and do just that. I am going to split this into two posts. This one will focus on the medical situation. A second post will focus on the emotional/spiritual outlook. A Quick Recap …
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Thank You & Update from Adam
Dear supporters, I am enjoying a few moments this evening with what has become a rare combination: I’m not super tired, I’m not in a distracting amount of pain/discomfort, and the kids are all settled into various activities (well, almost…). I didn’t want to let this moment pass by without writing an update to say …
Thank You & Update from Adam
Dear supporters, I am enjoying a few moments this evening with what has become a rare combination: I’m not super tired, I’m not in a distracting amount of pain/discomfort, and the kids are all settled into various activities (well, almost…). I didn’t want to let this moment pass by without writing an update to say …
Thoughts the Day After Treatment, June 27, 2024
Thoughts from Adam The first 24 hours after treatment have been incredibly rough. One element of my cancer journey has been the back and forth with brokenness. It manifests as grief, depression, anxiety, fear, and the many unpleasant physical side effects. This Cross was a gift from the faculty at CPOP. It is made from …
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Adam’s Update for Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Today’s update provided by Adam’s brother Jake: Today was Adam’s first course of infusion therapy, which is intended to make as many of the currently invisible tumors on his liver visible to MRIs and PET scans before his liver surgery. He said that the therapy left him simultaneously exhausted and as though he had been …
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Divine Providence (With a Sense of Humor)?
I’ve long thought that God has a plan. For just as long, I’ve also thought He has a sense of humor. I’ve been in love with a document called “Salvifici Doloris” (“On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering”) for about twenty years. It was written in 1984 by St. John Paul II. There are …
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What Kind of Cancer Does Adam Have?
Guest Post by Philip Wright Adam has Stage IV Neuroendocrine Tumors. They’re sometimes called NETs and used to be called carcinoid tumors. His primary malignant tumor was located at the terminal ileum (where the small intestine meets the colon). Doctors also found metastatic tumors in his liver and lymph nodes. NETs are rare, poorly understood, …
Friday, May 17, 2024: Am I ready? No. Let’s go!
Cancer. It’s a word I’ve heard before. I’ve had friends, colleagues, and family diagnosed with cancer. Some suffered little. Others suffered greatly. Some recovered. Some did not. Now it is my time to receive this diagnosis. I have to admit, it’s been a surreal few weeks. What started as back pain that radiated to my …
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