Mother’s Day. As I rolled over to greet the day, I had a text from one of my best friend’s Stef. I have written about her before. Her mother passed away a few years ago and was followed days later by her father. Mother’s Day is a complicated day for her. I was expecting something…

“Any one who treats me like a dying man will run the risk of pissing me off. Is that clear?” -Captain Jean Luc Picard The other week I was asked by my friend Tiffany to join her on a road trip to Madison. She was having a follow up scan after being treated for thyroid…

Dear Dr Fagbemi…We’ve known each other for over a decade now and have been through quite a lot. When we first met it was for a second opinion. The hospital across the street told me not to worry about the mass I felt, that it was probably a cyst and to come back in 6…

I haven’t been sleeping well. Most nights are 2 to 3 hours max. This is normally reserved for the few days after chemo but lately it has been every night. Do I have stress in my life? Sure. Who doesn’t. More than most? I don’t think so. We can’t measure stress, grief or the storms…