
Diagnosis / Treatment Update: “Optimize to the X”
I am officially done with my first set of chemo and, all things considered, I think it went well. Or… as well as chemo can
Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.
by Alli Houseworth

I am officially done with my first set of chemo and, all things considered, I think it went well. Or… as well as chemo can

Yesterday, Tuesday, May 19th, 2026, was my last infusion day of this round of chemo and, because I am a bit of a data nerd,

Well. All good things must come to an end, I guess. Last Thursday I got notice that my insurance provider, Cigna, will not be participating

Another round of chemo down. We’re officially in the back half… of Chemo Part One. My primary goal this week was to get a clearer

No big updates this week, but here’s a collection of a few small things: Chemo Another round of chemo is in the books—third of six

TL;DR My rectal cancer symptoms increased significantly and are the worst they’ve ever been. I was able to get in to see my colorectal oncologist

This is my first one of these posts, so I’m going to backtrack a bit before circling back to the news I got last week.
Navigating dual primary cancer—one step, one rep, one breath at a time.