Yesterday was my first day of rehab here at RIO. It is a much different environment from the hospital. There are many people with spine injuries far worse than mine here. I got a bunch of assessments done and have had a few different therapy sessions already. I have quickly Read more…
As planned, I was moved yesterday from OHSU to a rehabilitation facility at Legacy’s Good Sam hospital in NW Portland. It’s called RIO (the rehabilitation institute of Oregon). This is so that I can get myself strong very fast in order to start cancer treatments as soon as possible. When Read more…
I have another good news vs. bad news post for you this morning. I have been diagnosed with cancer. It’s lymphoma (a blood cancer). It’s one of two kinds that are hard to tell apart on the biopsy: Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma or Burkitt’s Lymphoma. These are non-Hodgkins Lymphomas Read more…
View from my room. Back of the OHSU Ariel tram platform: Today should be a big day for updates later. Up to now they have been pretty unexciting and not particularly blog worthy but I wanted to get some news out there anyway since I know so many of you Read more…
I don’t know how many days I’ll be here, but it’s good to have some new scenery to look at courtesy of my kids: I’ve been out of bed for several short walks today and some time sitting in a chair. Recovery is harder than I thought it would be…