Author Archives: Beth Falk

Roger Ebert is gone, and I’m really sad about that. I was not much a fan of Ebert the movie critic, though I did rely on his reviews from time to time. I became a fan of Ebert the writer … Continue reading →

May 23 – just a bit more than two months away – will be the second anniversary of my TME surgery. Depending on my mood, it seems impossible that it’s been only two years, and equally impossible that it was … Continue reading →

Today is the second anniversary of my cancer diagnosis. I thought milestones like this would carry some substantial emotional weight, but, strangely, today doesn’t feel particularly significant to me. I guess that’s good. I’ve been thinking about what I would … Continue reading →

So here’s my current problem, in a nutshell: I’m uncomfortable a lot of the time right now, but I feel that I can’t justify complaining about it. So I may seem a bit quieter than usual. In the year and … Continue reading →

Sound the all clear signal once again. I had my 3-month checkup last Friday. It was completely uneventful, which is how I like ‘em. Bloodwork all looked good including my CEA, which was a lovely 1.2. And it looks like … Continue reading →

Not sure that word really works, but I’ll go with it. One year ago today, I was in an operating room, anesthetized and oblivious to the hard work of a team of surgeons who removed a substantial part of my … Continue reading →

And…breathe. My last set of scans showed no signs of cancer. My birthday’s on Sunday. This is a pretty terrific gift.

I had a CT scan on Tuesday, as a 6 month follow up to my November post-chemo scans. I’ll get results tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. I thought I’d be a nervous wreck right about now, but, strangely, I’m not. The emotional … Continue reading →

Imagine that you’re out for an evening walk. You pass a dark corner, and an armed man leaps out and says, “Your money or your life!” If someone has a gun to your head, you’ll surrender your wallet pretty quickly … Continue reading →

More and more often these days, I find myself thinking through part of a blog post, considering it for a while, and then getting distracted and moving on. It’s a good thing that life is getting in the way of … Continue reading →