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My latest CT scan brought news I’ve been praying for, along with a few unexpected findings. A previously identified lung nodule has completely disappeared! After being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer that spread to my lungs in June 2025, that’s something worth celebrating. But cancer has a way of reminding you that the journey isn’t … Read more

When you are dealing with cancer, you start looking at nutrition differently. Food is no longer just calories. Vitamins and minerals are no longer something you glance at on the back of a label. You begin asking a much bigger question: Could something as basic as a nutrient deficiency affect the environment in which cancer … Read more

6 Ways to Cope With Scanxiety Waiting for a CT scan, PET scan, MRI, or biopsy results can feel emotionally exhausting. If you’re experiencing scanxiety, you’re not alone. If you’re unfamiliar with the term or want to understand why cancer scans can cause so much anxiety, read my guide, What Is Scanxiety? Meaning, Symptoms & … Read more

My Voice Came Back: A Stage 4 Cancer Miracle, Hope, and My Latest CT Scan Behind the CT Scan, A Week I Won’t Forget There are weeks that quietly change your life. This was one of them. In just a few days, I had a CT scan, met with a speech therapist who gave me … Read more

I have been blessed. For a long time, I wondered if I would ever be able to say those words about my voice again. Many of you know that one of the hardest parts of my cancer treatment wasn’t just the surgeries, radiation, chemotherapy, or the uncertainty. It was losing my ability to communicate. In … Read more

There is a certain kind of anxiety that only cancer patients understand. It doesn’t happen during chemotherapy. It doesn’t happen during surgery. It doesn’t even happen during treatment. It happens while waiting. Tomorrow I have another CT scan. If you have never had cancer, a scan might seem like just another appointment. Show up. Get … Read more

After Keytruda treatment is paused due to immunotherapy-induced pneumonitis, Wayne shares the emotional reality of sleepless nights, uncertainty, and recovery. Despite the setback, recent scans remain stable, faith remains strong, and hope continues to guide his journey through stage 4 cancer. There is a particular kind of quiet that shows up at three in the … Read more

I have had so many CT scans over the past four years battling cancer that I have lost count. You would think it gets easier. It does not. The night before, you lie there in the dark and your mind starts going. You replay every cough, every ache, every weird feeling you brushed off. You … Read more

A chapter from Still Here: How Faith, Food, and Family Beat Stage Four Cancer Let me start with something that matters: I respect doctors. I owe part of my life to the oncologists, surgeons, nurses, and radiologists who helped carry me through some of the darkest valleys I have ever walked. They are good people … Read more

Friends and family, I want to start this update the way I should start every day. By saying thank you. Thank you to God. Thank you to every single one of you. And thank you for the milestones your support and prayers have allowed me to experience since my stage four diagnosis. With Easter right … Read more