Tag: health

  • 🎂 Birthday Reflections — And a Whole Lot More

    Posted July 16th, 2025By Frank M. Anderson Today is my birthday. A year ago, I wasn’t sure I’d be here for this one. The plan was simple: write The Cancer Diet, tell the story, leave a record—and then maybe disappear.But things changed. I’m still here. And it turns out the writing wasn’t an ending. It…

  • 📢 IT’S HERE! My Memoir The Cancer Diet is OUT! 📢

    Today, I’m asking for your help. The Cancer Diet is a memoir I never planned to write—and one I thought would be the last thing I ever did. It’s about survival, grief, identity, cancer, adoption, and trying to keep going when you don’t know how. It’s about finding yourself in the middle of a mess…

  • Why I Quit Taking My Meds—and Why I’m Back on Them Now

    ⚠️ Content Warning:This post discusses mental health, psychiatric medication, and experiences with bipolar disorder, including references to mania and depressive lows. If you’re in a fragile state or easily triggered by these subjects, please take care while reading.___________________________________________________________________ I’m going to start by taking the coward’s way out—because the truth is, I don’t have one…