Ken's Cancer Blog

A journal of my battle with metastatic ("mets") muscle invasive bladder cancer, chemotherapy, surgery, clinical trials, complete response ("CR"), relapses, and the joys and travails of life

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Another year, another scan

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It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since my last scan. Much has happened since then: (1) My oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Center,...

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Saturday, June 14, 2025

Five Years of Remission

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On Thursday I had another set of CT scans (#60 for those keeping count). Today all the readings were posted, and I remain cancer-free. The ...

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Thursday, December 12, 2024

It's been a while

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I've been puttering along since my last scan in June. On July 5 I had a total left shoulder replacement. The orthopedist described to b...

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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Scan 58: Still NED, but needing a new shoulder

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My semi-annual CT scans on Thursday were negative for metastatic disease ("No Evidence of Disease"). I like NED. My current remiss...

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024

NCI Patient Advocate Seminar and Durability Data

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On Friday May 10 I attended a Patient Advocate seminar at the Nation Cancer Institute in Bethesda Maryland. The seminar was to train new pat...

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Jennifer's Obituary

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Jennifer Marberger Brothers Jennifer Marberger Brothers eased into immortality on January 6, 2024, after 60 years of love, compassion, and...

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Sunday, January 7, 2024

No hard feelings

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No Hard Feelings When my body won't hold me anymore And it finally lets me free Will I be ready? When my feet won't walk another ...

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Ken: I specialize in bad puns, playing games with my children and grandchildren, skiing, long motorcycle rides, and wondering what I'm going to do when I grow up.

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