As the year goes on, I celebrate one year anniversaries of some pretty horrible memories. Last night we went to a Hillsboro Hops baseball game. A year ago we did the same and bought cheap tickets so I could lay on a blanket in the grass in left field because Read more…
In my mind I occasionally take a snapshot of special moments since my remission. I title them “I survived cancer for this.” They are the moments that I may have taken for granted a year ago but savor now. Enjoying the 4th of July with my family and friends was Read more…
For nearly a year I’ve not been able to properly do one of the primary man jobs around the house – take out the trash. Before I knew I had cancer in my spine, it simply hurt too much. Then I was too weak. Then I wanted to use that Read more…
My exam with oncology yesterday to check on my remission status was clean. Woo hoo! The next checkup is in another 3 months when we’ll do a CT scan to look for any new tumors. We’ll stay in roughly that same pattern for the next few years (exams and bloodwork Read more…
Today I get my 3 month checkup in oncology. In some ways it seems like it’s been a long time and in others time has just flown by these past 3 months. One thing is for certain – I still hate going to the oncology floor. Too many reminders of Read more…