Mama’s latest MRI this week was inconclusive — virtually no change (just about 1 mm growth). So now the long wait continues. The next MRI is in 6 weeks. At that time, we hope the damaged area will shrink. Mama has decided to add a short dose of steroids to […]
The wait is painful. And that’s really just about all we can do at this point. Don’t get me wrong; I’ve researched the crap out of Mama’s extremely rare brain cancer, asked plenty of questions and sought answers from multiple sources. There just aren’t any. Not yet. We are grateful […]
On a sunny May Saturday in San Francisco, about 2,600 people gathered for the Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk through Golden Gate Park. It was an inspiring day that raised […]
I produced this video to tell you about Grey Matters — our team in this Saturday’s Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk — and about why grey matters to me. Join […]
This weekend I was grateful to celebrate another birthday with my mama. It was just a couple weeks before my birthday last year that we learned her rare brain cancer is considered terminal. I didn’t think I’d get another birthday with her. (I’ve never been more happy to be wrong.) […]
If you’re reading this blog, there’s a good chance that you know I’ve been the caregiver for my amazing Mama during her fight against a rare brain cancer. (Almost two […]
Perhaps it’s because we’re Californian, but breakfast fruit smoothies have long been a staple in my family. (I even brought a smoothie recipe book and portable blender with me when […]
I’ll be honest. It can be hard to see G-d at the hospital. Particularly in the Oncology Department (aka cancer), and especially when you’re dealing with an incredibly RARE brain cancer. But watching the sun rise over the Grand Canal on Yom Kippur morning after a mostly sleepless night spent […]
Meet More Diane In just a few weeks time, I will be traveling to Venice, Italy with My Amazing Mama, who’s fighting a rare terminal brain cancer, along with our sweet, healing service dog Abby. Given that Mama’s condition requires full-time caregiving, traveling abroad alone was a daunting goal. We […]
A small canal in Venice (credit: Mama Jude) Due to our circumstances (I’m a FT caregiver for my amazing Mama fighting terminal brain cancer), finding the perfect Venetian home had to be Step 1 in our traveling process for Mama’s Last Wish Trip to Venice, Italy. We knew it would […]
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