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Lights, Camera, Cancer
As published on Cure Today… but WITH the f-bombs… One of the running jokes that has been born in the midst of this long, mostly unfunny battle that melanoma has waged on my body started at my weekly poker game. … Continue reading →
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Tagged cancer, Cure Magazine, documentary, documentary film, filmmaking, immunotherapy, ipilimumab, malignant melanoma, medical, melanoma prognosis, melanoma recurrence, melanoma treatment, metastatic, metastatic melanoma, nivolumab, nivolumab success, NYU, social media, society for melanoma research, stage 4 cancer, stage 4 melanoma, storytelling, targeted therapy, writing
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back in the saddle again
“Angry. Sad. Terrified… The usual suspects. And a few I can’t identify.” That’s how I responded to a text message from my close friend, Aubrie, last Thursday morning. She was texting to see how I was holding up in the … Continue reading →
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Tagged cancer, cancer research, cancer treatment, documentary, fuck cancer, immunotherapy, infusions, ipilimumab, Korea, melanoma, melanoma prognosis, melanoma progression, melanoma recurrence, melanoma treatment, metastatic melanoma, mortality, MRI, nivolumab, scans, skin cancer, stage 4 cancer
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the verdict
Part I – Written in my journal Friday morning… 7/15/16 Today is huge. HUGE. I feel like I’m on my way to a courthouse to be sentenced, knowing that I haven’t done anything wrong but afraid that the jury is … Continue reading →
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Tagged BRAF, BRAF inhibitors, BRAFV600, cancer, cancer treatment, cobimetinib, cotellic, documentary, documentary film, filmmaking, fuck cancer, immunotherapy, ipilimumab, ipilimumab side effects, ipilimumab success, living with cancer, malignant melanoma, MEK inhibitors, melanoma, melanoma prognosis, melanoma progression, melanoma recurrence, melanoma treatment, metastatic melanoma, nivolumab, NYU, NYU Langone, PET scan, photosensitivity, side effects, skin cancer, stage 4 melanoma, stage four cancer, stage four melanoma, targeted therapy, treatment, tumors, vemurafenib, vemurafenib side effects, writing, zelboraf
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postcard from transylvania
You know that scene in, like, every single vampire movie ever… the one where the undead’s skin catches a sliver of sunlight and spontaneously bursts into flames? Well, that kinda sorta happened to me. I was grateful for the fact … Continue reading →
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Tagged anaphylaxis, BRAF, BRAFV600, cancer, cobimetinib, cotellic, documentary, epipen, filmmaking, fuck cancer, malignant melanoma, melanoma, melanoma prognosis, melanoma progression, melanoma treatment, metastatic melanoma, NYU, NYU Langone, side effects, skin cancer, stage 4 melanoma, stage four melanoma, targeted therapy, treatment, vemurafenib, vemurafenib side effects, zelboraf
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cyclone mel
I’m just gonna cut to the chase and acknowledge that I spoke too soon. I don’t know who the radiologist at the local hospital is (actually I do, because I have a copy of her CT scan report) or what … Continue reading →
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Tagged BRAF, BRAF inhibitors, BRAFV600, cancer, cancer treatment, dabrafenib, documentary, documentary film, living with cancer, malignant melanoma, MEK inhibitors, melanoma, melanoma prognosis, melanoma recurrence, melanoma treatment, metastatic melanoma, side effects, targeted therapy, trametinib
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things that go bump in the night
this past thursday night, i hosted the weekly poker game i play in. i had spent all day preparing a gorgeous meal… it was well received, and it was an all around good night despite the fact that by the … Continue reading →
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Tagged cancer, documentary, filmmaking, fuck cancer, immunotherapy, ipilimumab, ipilimumab side effects, ipilimumab success, malignant melanoma, melanoma, melanoma prognosis, melanoma treatment, metastatic melanoma, nivolumab, nodular fasciitis, NYU Langone, side effects, stage 4 melanoma, thyroid, treatment, tumors
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la-la-land
i was watching footage of myself the other night with a tremendous director (and even more tremendous friend) and another special new cohort of mine. the clip is from only a few weeks ago, and i’m talking about all of … Continue reading →
gestation (or, time to make the donuts)
Today was huge. Huge. When I got diagnosed (with stage IV metastatic melanoma, for anyone new tuning in) and moved home, my life was put on pause. I mean, I lived, I socialized with my peeps here and I ate … Continue reading →
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Tagged cancer, change, complete response, documentary, donuts, filmmaking, goals, ipilimumab, ipilimumab success, melanoma, melanoma prognosis, metastatic melanoma, nivolumab, nivolumab success, NYU, PET scan, scans, screenwriting, stage 4 melanoma, the big c
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Jen vs. Cancer 