I was considering skipping this update because there’s nothing much new to report and I didn’t have that much to write. But it turns out I had a lot to say. This is why I tell my students that writing is a way of thinking: You don’t wait to write until you know what you think; you write to figure out what you think. We had an uneventful 4-month check-up in Pittsburgh yesterday. Well, I did develop a UTI right before going to bed on Monday night, so that was eventful! (Why do such problems always pop up after all the clinics are closed?) I took over-the-counter meds -- thank goodness I had some on hand -- to get me through the night and the drive to Pittsburgh. Then my oncologist wrote a script for antibiotics, which we picked up when we returned to State College. I’ve discovered that UTIs are a common side effect of Tagrisso. I had one in my entire life pre-Tagrisso, and in the past 2.5 years, I've had at least 4 (a month of recurring UTIs in 2023, last September, and now). Fun t...