Frank’s Cancer Story: Introduction
An unvarnished, deeply human glimpse into the underworld of living with advanced cancer…
Author: Frank J. Peter
A uniquely burdened & blessed citizen of the world thinking & acting out loud!
Frank’s Cancer Story: My Skin Cancers
Except for Melanoma, most people think about skin cancer like it’s no big deal…
Frank’s Cancer Story: My Colon Cancer
One reason I’ve made it to age 65 (and counting) is that I got my “routine” colon cancer screening (colonoscopy) at age 50…
Frank’s Cancer Story: My Lynch Syndrome
Summer 2012. A seemingly innocuous bump in the middle of my back…
Frank’s Cancer Story: My Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
I already knew something was wrong…
Frank’s Cancer Story: My Prostate Cancer
One of the great joys of doing any medical test is discovering something you weren’t even looking for or worried about…
Frank’s Cancer Story: Cancer Traumas
Some pains hurt just a little; others make you wish you were dead…
Frank’s Cancer Story: My Life Expectancy
Cancer doesn’t just rob you of your future. Cancer kills by robbing you of the present, too…
Frank’s Cancer Story: Death with Dignity
I’ve lost track of how many times I wish I had a magic switch I could just flip to the “off” position…
Frank’s Cancer Story: Getting My Affairs in Order
Guess what’s more stressful than the time-consuming, aggravating, gut-wrenching process of getting my affairs in order?