Day minus 1 (D-1): Mashed Potatoes, the Remote Control, and my last night as “me”


So I've been sitting with my laptop in front of me all day - one window open to this post.  The blank page.  I have a dozen things I of which I could write spanning the last week in the hospital.  Btw, can you believe it has been a full week?  I mean - really... Continue Reading →

Day 80: WOOO HOOO!!!!


Okay, this might be the shortest blog update I've ever written, and I don't care a bit. Chemo has definitely been tough this go-round.  The burns on my hands/rashes are worse than the previous two rounds they are burning and quite painful, and I've had IV trouble.  It took 3 nurses and 6 sticks to... Continue Reading →

Days 76-78: And Back in Again . . .


Friday afternoon, the admitting department called to tell me I would be getting a call on Sunday night with my bed assignment for Monday, and what time I would need to be at the hospital.  There was a chance that it would be pushed off until Tuesday, pending new Leukemia admissions.  So I spent Saturday... Continue Reading →

Weeks 9-11: The Outside


Three weeks have passed since I was discharged from the hospital.  I returned to work that Monday morning, more than a little anxious.  Putting on "real clothes" was fantastic.  While it was sooner than I really wanted to go back, in order to maximize my remaining disability benefits.  Honestly, it was good to go back.... Continue Reading →

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