This drawing and story that Madeleine (6 years old) wrote at school melted my heart this week: If you’re not used to reading first grade writing, here’s the translation: My dad has lymphoma. He was in the hospital. We thought he had a broken back but it turns out he Read more…
My oncology checkup was great yesterday. This second cycle of chemo went well and I’m approved for the 3rd cycle on Monday. They are also approving me for work (as long as I’m not fatigued or my white blood cell counts low). I have so very much to be thankful Read more…
Today I meet with my oncologist to discuss how this round of chemo went and what to expect for the next round (which starts Monday, giving me a reprieve for Thanksgiving). This is also a critical checkup for determining when I can go back to work and under what conditions. Read more…
People always wonder and occasionally ask “what if they had gotten to it sooner?” It’s not a question I spend much time thinking about because it’s irrelevant at this point. There were risks with going in sooner had the tumor been something else. I fully understand why the doctors did Read more…
I still struggle with loss of feeling due to nerve damage from where the surgeon cut the tumor away from the nerves with his scalpal. Everybody says I can expect some feeling to come back slowly over time but they never know how much. They say that nerves grow at a rate Read more…