My name is Jen Sotham. I am a 40 year old writer, and have been diagnosed with stage four metastatic melanoma. I created this blog to chronicle the emotional, mental and physical aspects of my battle with this ugly mutherf*cker, both to keep my friends and family informed as well as to offer information and insight to others who are struggling with this beast or know someone who is. I hope that my words provide some solace, perhaps a sprinkle of insight, usable information and maybe a laugh or two, to those who read them.
2014.12.10 The Worst Brings Out the Best
2015.02.10 I’ll Take Words That Begin With ‘C’ For Five Hundred, Alex
2015.03.19 #blogupdate #beenawhile #here’swhy
2015.05.18 The Delicate Art of Not Seeming Ungrateful
2015.06.25 Waxing Parenthetical
2015.09.18 gestation (or, time to make the donuts)
2015.11.19 the true meaning of the word ‘hero’
2015.12.14 the year in re-view
2016.02.29 things that go bump in the night
2016.05.03 goonies never say die
2016.05.19 postcard from transylvania
2016.06.09 sun in the sky, you know how i feel
2016.06.21 cure magazine: a kick in the asana
2016.07.08 cure magazine: meeting my cancer doppelganger
2016.08.26 peace out, old normal
2016.10.20 back in the saddle again
2016.11.14 cure magazine: i’ll take the cancer, with a side of…
2016.12.08 lights, camera, cancer
2017.04.05 red herrings and silver linings
2017.06.08 epitaph for novelty
2017.07.14 chapter…um…six? i think?
2017.08.05 one flew over the red herring
2017.08.26 the good, the bad, and the fucking weird
Jen vs. Cancer 
Praying for you!
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Thanks for the updates Jen- isn’t it amazing how quickly you become an expert on important life matters in such a short time. It sounds like your medical team is competent AND warm… not always the case for sure.
Keep the words coming.
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Hi Jen, Thank you so much for writing about your experience with cancer. I am sorry that your fundraising campaign did not reach the $75K. I recently lost a very good friend (of more than a decade) to cancer in South Korea and my sister-in-law also has category 4 cancer, she is in Seoul. I am the deputy editor of The Korea Observer and would love to interview you about your unique perspective on cancer, which could assist others in the way they process the symptoms they are experiencing. “Special effects”…. you are obviously an awesome person to be around and I really hope you are strong enough to get through this! Would you be willing to be interviewed? If you don’t feel up to it, could I use your story and get some quotes from your blog? My Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/james.hyams.thefirst and hotmail is james_hyams@hotmail.com
P.S – I am sorry about your Grandma.
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Hi Its me again. . .
How is it going…?
Im wonder how are you…loving you
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Jen I just smiled reading your latest blog and I don’t smile much lately. I’ve been diagnosed with stage 4 inoperable gallbladder cancer at age 42. I’ve done the first round of chemo drugs they worked a few months then didn’t, now on new ones with a 25% chance of them working. Hoping to get on immunotherapy drugs through my hospital. Keep writing if you can make people with cancer smile you are doing something right!
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that just made me SO happy. keep your head up, jenny!! ❤
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