I am riding the Second Wave.The Second Wave is when, months after your diagnosis, you feel like you're being told you have cancer all over again, because you never really heard it the first …
My New Column
This is going to be a brief update because I'm pretty consumed these days with a new, unexpected stressor (on top of everything else already going on... ugh). I'm not sure when I'll be back and able …
Loss
First, I loss my health. It happened when the tumor grew. It grew so fast I lost the time to choose. They said I'd lose my fertility, too.Then I lost my hair, my body. It shrunk and shriveled up …
The Aftermath
At 5am this morning I woke up, briefly (long enough to eat a bowl of cereal and watch an episode of Silicon Valley on my iPhone). Recently I've been sick, exhausted, nauseated, and so physically …
On Human Nature
This past Friday, in front of my family, friends, colleagues, and teachers, I accepted my diploma during the graduation ceremony for the UCLA psychiatry residency program.While it wasn't my real …
How to Help Someone With Cancer
A Quick Note: I will be at the World Domination Summit next month in Portland, Oregon. Are you going? If so let me know -- it would be great to connect!Two posts in three days -- I'm …
