Personal Journey Entry # 26 It has been an emotional rollercoaster that I hope never to have to buy a ticket for again. I have so many conflicted feelings and thoughts running […]
Two Weeks To Go, We’ve Got This
Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month Is Winding Down
Personal Journey Entry # 26 April is Esophageal Cancer Month, which is quite a coincidence for me as we had much activity for my cancer packed into April. From the suspended esophagectomy […]
Is It Time To Start Thinking Midterms
By Ray Cardello for April 23, 2025, Season 31 / Post 42 Government and politics are a filler between elections, and election seasons get longer as time passes. We elect a […]
A Very Personal Note On Easter Sunday
By Ray Cardello for April 20, 2025, Season 31 / Post 39 Growing up, Easter was always a huge celebration in our home, blending religion and tradition. I grew up in a […]
Believe In Me, And You Will Be Saved
Personal Journey Entry # 25 When I heard the words “you have esophageal cancer” on January 28, I had a sudden vision of a long battle with an unknown outcome ahead of […]
Sometimes A Date Doesn’t End As Planned
Personal Journey Entry # 24 We had our procedure today with Dr. Boston, and going to Beth Israel in Boston is a whole new ball game. Beth Israel is the fifth hospital […]
Persistence And Self-Advocacy Got Us A Date With Dr. Boston
Personal Journey Entry # 23 What a stressful, patience-testing week it has been since my aborted procedure. We have known since last Friday that my surgeons had reached out to Dr. Boston […]
Shay Is On A Mission To Get Me Healthy, She’s Going To Kill Me
Personal Journey Entry # 22 Shay and I had a wonderful meeting today with Dr. Federico. He and Dr. Lassaletta could not have been nicer throughout this journey, and we have complete […]
It Was Not A Bump, But A Stop Sign
Personal Journey Entry # 21 Oh, My God is a phrase that makes Shay cringe as she sees it as a blasphemous use of God’s name in vain. In my case, it […]
Our First Setback, Procedure Aborted
Personal Journey Entry # 21 Fate was a bit cruel today when two hours into the surgery to remove my Esophagus, my surgeons pulled the plug. It was not for lack of […]