Tag Archives: living with cancer

one flew over the red herring

Posted on August 5, 2017 by straightouttasotham

This is my third attempt in three weeks at writing a new blog post – hopefully not another false start. The first post, which I started on my last day in the hospital, was to be entitled “One Flew Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cancer, clinical trial, hospitals, IL-2, illness, living with cancer, melanoma, side effects, stage 4 cancer, stage 4 melanoma | 14 Comments

epitaph for novelty

Posted on June 9, 2017 by straightouttasotham

If you’ve been following my blog from the beginning, you’ve likely noticed that my posts have become less and less frequent. There is a very singular reason for this. When it comes to writing creative nonfiction, there are two types … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged blogging, cancer, creative nonfiction, fuck cancer, health, illness, life, living with cancer, melanoma, metastatic cancer, metastatic melanoma, mortality, novelty, stage 4 cancer, stage 4 melanoma, therapy, travel, when breath becomes air, writing | 6 Comments

the verdict

Posted on July 17, 2016 by straightouttasotham

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 15 Comments

cyclone mel

Posted on April 27, 2016 by straightouttasotham

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | 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 | 7 Comments

the delicate art of not seeming ungrateful

Posted on May 19, 2015 by straightouttasotham

i feel like the last few posts have started with excuses about why so long has passed between blog posts. my reasons, this time, are threefold. first, i was traveling for a good chunk of the last month. one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bristol myers squibb, Busan, cancer, career, community, cost of living, expanded access program, living with cancer, melanoma, melanoma treatment, metastatic melanoma, nivolumab, NYC, NYU Langone, stage 4 melanoma, transitions | 4 Comments