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.
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