Captain Seth

So far, this is my favorite card (and appropriate for today). OHSU here we come! It ‘s going to be a long day of chemo. I’m scheduled for 8 hours of infusion.

I haven’t had a beer in 3 months because of the narcotics. Tonight was a celebration of being completely off them. It’s also a celebration of this calm before the storm of 2nd chemo dose tomorrow. I’m not sure when the next chance will be that I can do this: Read more…

Today marks the end of my first cycle of chemotherapy.  Tomorrow I will get my second dose and begin that adventure.  Currently, the doctors think 6 cycles is what I need.  This first dose came with training wheels.  It was a much more mild chemo so that my back could Read more…

I read the surgical report of my back surgery in its entirety yesterday. It’s a play by play of everything that went on that day. When I was reading, I realize just how much more was wrong than a simple tumor and unstable spine. When the surgeon opened me up, Read more…

I got this from my aunt. It has served as an important reminder for me these past few weeks. Although there are some things cancer has robbed from me (at least in the short term) there are many things it cannot touch. It’s an important thing for me to keep Read more…