Contents:
Breaking bald, or: a not-so-mini biography
Making ADHD pay, or: how I turned a disorder into a career
Falling in love, or: "will you stop talking please? I'm trying to kiss you"
Signs of trouble, or: "Christie, I'm sick"
Diagnosis, or: "whatever you do, don't google 'low-grade glioma'"
The worst phone call of my life, or: "Mom and dad? I have some bad news"
Telling Adam, or "so I won't be able to come to work on Monday"
Always bet on black, or: everything I know, I learned from watching Wesley Snipes movies
Dr. Black, or: the "rock" star brain surgeon
Dr. McHottie and Dr. Redneck, or: the rest of the dream team
The worst people I've ever met, or: my Mount Rushmore of douche bags
Best case scenarios, or: my trip to the sperm bank
Chemo, day one, or: a journey of a thousand miles
Radiation, or: "I wonder what she has"
My feel good playlist, or: "you've got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues"
Constipation and other early symptoms, or: when the shit doesn't hit the fan
Sobering news, or: announcing on the podcast
Barbara's house of healing, or: alternative therapies
"Rock" bottom, or: the day we lost our engagement ring
My bachelor party, or: I can't be the first guy to take chemo in a strip club can I?
Lies doctors tell you, or: "you're going to feel like a million bucks!"
Our wedding, or Michael Jackson, Simply Red and glow sticks
Our honeymoon, or: the time my wife drugged me at a kids pool in Maui
Worsening symptoms, or: "you're not driving a car are you?"
My brother's wedding, or: "stuck in Lodi again"
Drew Brees, my secret admirer and poop, or: my greatest regrets
Physical therapy, or: koosh balls, crutches and brightly-colored shirts
"Sleepless nights" and "pain," or: christie's story
Avastin, or: the big gun
Inpatient therapy, or: the closest i ever got to a threesome
Family stress, or: save the drama for your mama
The exam of a lifetime, or: my next MRI
Laughs for bald Bryan, or: "baby, how?!"
Get busy living or get busy dying, or: Italy
Razor blades, or: how a trip to COSTCO became my most life-affirming moment
Epilogue, or: postscript, afterword, coda, denouement, etc
