Lymphoma… Is What I Got
In writing about my specific lymphoma situation, I think it’s important to know how exactly lymphoma works. So let’s talk briefly about some mechanics. A few major components of our immune system are...
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Catching Up
Hey there, long time no see! The last month has been a roller-coaster, full of ups and downs. In that order. This is going to be really long. Check with your stomach first: is it growling? Grab a snack...
View ArticleWell, I’m Still Here
Day +13th, now, and things are similar to the way they were before. I’ve sunk into the depths of the embrace offered by TPN and a PCA. Its a bit liberating, if you don’t mind being shackled to an IV...
View ArticleBoredom
My counts are high enough now for them to let me go. White blood cells? Check! Platelets? Out the roof! Neutrophils: appropriate amount! What’s left is getting me eating again. During the worst of it...
View ArticleHow’s It Going
I’ve been home for about half a week; in the beginning it was at once exciting, relieving, and frightening. Exciting and relieving for obvious reasons. Frightening because I was leaving the close...
View ArticleThings Got Worse and Then Got Better
In my previous post I described two episodes where getting up too quickly caused me to get light-headed and eventually pass out. Recognizing that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication, I decided to...
View ArticleIgnite Talk Video Now Online
It’s not a proper health update, but I wanted to share the video of my speech from Ignite Seattle 11 back in September. It was filmed, edited, and produced by professional-type people. And boy does it...
View ArticleGetting Back on the Medical Horse
I’ve had a variety of physical complaints for a long time, most of which I’d mentally marked as long-term side effects of the chemo and radiation and transplant and so on. But recently I’ve started to...
View ArticleShut the Door and Have a Seat
The news, friends, is not good. The biopsy from back on my birthday shows significant infiltration of the bone marrow by the more aggressive of the two lymphomas that I had before. This pretty solidly...
View ArticleCan’t Keep a Good Man Down!
I am happy to say Tom is doing wonderfully, dear friends. They were able to extubate (take him off the ventilator) a few days ago, and he’s been doing just fine with a little oxygen from a nasal...
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