leukemia

What often seemed like it would never happen is now reality. We’re home. There really is no place like it.Our journey started early yesterday, May 15, 2014. After waking up about 3:15 am, I headed to the airport for a…
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We are almost there. Home, that is. Kentucky feels so close that I can almost taste the spoonbread. In fact, part of me is already there, thinking of all the things I need and want to do and the things…
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Emmy is only five years old and already she’s learning that life isn’t fair. It’s a hard lesson to learn and even many adults never get it. In her case, it’s serious business. I mean, why does Abrie get to…
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This Saturday, May 10, 2014, marks the one-year anniversary since I was diagnosed with leukemia and admitted to the hospital for the first time. In some ways it seems like a long time ago, but many of the memories of…
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Today marks one hundred days since I had the stem cell transplant. January 22 doesn’t feel like three-plus months ago, but I guess time flies when you’re having GVHD, er, fun. We were hoping to be back in Kentucky or…
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The roller coaster ride continues. We thought that it was coming to an end, but instead of stopping we’re going around for another loop.  The Results are In I received the results of last week’s bone marrow biopsy on Friday….
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Pelvis, actually. As a connoisseur of corny jokes and puns, I’m fond of referring to bone marrow biopsies as a “pain in the butt,” but actually they are performed in the area of the pelvis just above the waistline where…
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My lungs were on fire. The lactic acid in my legs was building and they begged me to quit. I found a faster song on my iPod shuffle. More motivation. I looked at my Garmin running watch. One mile to…
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I almost laughed out loud when the nurse practitioner recommended that I start taking Centrum 50+ for Men. I’m only 37 years old, but these days I have more in common with old men and pregnant women than men my…
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