Yes, AND... a Plant-Based Diet

For those of you wondering, Duke has still not received the pathology and genetic testing report and thus, we have not been scheduled for an appointment to go back. Hopefully, later this week.

So, you’ve all seen how much we love chicken wings. After some cursory research on anti-inflammation, we are slowly transitioning to a mostly plant-based diet*. It's not going to be overnight change, but for both of our longevity, eating less animal protein and more plants seems to be the way to go. Hot sauce on vegan wings?

*reading Undo It, by Dr. Dean and Anne Ornish

Brad's daily messages for me at the bike

“Yes, AND” vs. “Yes, But”

Anyone who has been to an improv workshop or a guided brainstorming session, You've likely heard the idea of using "Yes, And" to affirm what you've heard and build off of it, rather than "yes, but" which judges and discounts what you've heard.

We are currently living in a state of" Yes, And." There is no use/value in "Yes, But."Whatever is coming at us is going to be part of our lives - it's all in how we position it. I'm not living with a brain tumor, it is living with us. We live our lives and Tang is along for the ride...annoying little hitchhiker.

Human Connection & Reconnecting

I had such a great chat with my freshman/sophomore college roommate this weekend – she reached out and shared that she beat breast cancer 5 years ago right after having her son. I had no idea that she’d been through that. Some people have reached out and said some version of “I’ve been through something similar” and sometimes it's helpful and comforting and sometimes it is not. Regardless, I understand that the intentions are great – trying to connect. Everyone really is/was fighting a battle that we likely don't know about.

The power of these human connections is a silver lining in all of this. I have been so touched by the countless friends (K-12 and college) friends, former colleagues and others who have reached out to tell me that they care.