by Joe Birch | Sep 12, 2023 | Blessings from Nature
What is the significance of a 30-year Wedding Anniversary? For me it is ENORMOUS, in so many ways: Given the circumstances in my family of origin, I couldn’t have been more ill-prepared for marriage. I was not brought up with emotional intimacy, had no intimate...
by Joe Birch | Aug 29, 2023 | The Battle with Cancer
As a Holistic psychotherapist, 34-month Pancreatic cancer thriver, and wife of a 12-year Prostate cancer thriver, I have a unique perspective. No matter where you are on the “Cancer Journey Spectrum,” – newly diagnosed, currently receiving treatment, thriver with “no...
by Joe Birch | Aug 21, 2023 | The Battle with Cancer
In April 2023, a routine Chest CT for my pulmonary doctor revealed an “incidental finding of ‘something suspicious’ in my liver.” At that point in time, I was 30-months clear of any evidence of Pancreatic cancer. After my 2020, Distal Pancreatectomy in the tail of my...
by Joe Birch | Jul 24, 2023 | The Battle with Cancer
On 5-19-23 an MRI revealed that my Stage 1 Pancreatic cancer (which had NO DETECTABLE sign of cancer for 30 months after my initial Distal Pancreatectomy/Spleenectomy was performed on 10-23-2020) had metastasized to my liver. The tumor in the liver was a solitary...
by Joe Birch | Jul 19, 2023 | Miscellaneous
When you commit to an anti-cancer diet, you will find that it takes time and discipline over the long haul. It can be very tempting to eat like the rest of your family – who eat all kinds of bread and dessert items. You may feel envious of their freedom to order...
