The more cancer takes away from me, the more creative I have to be to find things to be grateful for. For instance, I now appreciate that my ears are nice and flat and I’m relieved to know that I don’t have a lumpy head. Nobody has called me sir yet, so that’s good, and my eyebrows are hanging on for dear life, bless their little follicles.

The one thing I can be wholeheartedly grateful for is the support of my friends and family. The phone calls, the visits, the fresh squeezed juice, the chic...