A blog about faith and fighting leukemia.
What started as a seemingly harmless cough over the weekend now has me admitted back into the hospital. During my scheduled visit on Monday, the biggest concern was a growing skin rash that is attributed to GVHD. I did mention…
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If I had been given the chance to write my own leukemia story, I don’t think I could have scripted a better narrative about the three weeks since the transplant. I might have stretched a little and wrote a story…
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I got out of the hospital about noon last Wednesday, February 5, 2014. I was in exactly three weeks, including only two weeks post-transplant. This is such an incredible blessing since I was told to expect to be in four…
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How would you feel about someone if he saved your life? What if you didn’t even know him? He is completely anonymous. The only things you know about him are his age, gender, and blood type. Even more so, how…
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I never really did like group physical training (PT). Part of the reason is that I often felt I could push myself harder alone and therefore make better use of my time. That wasn’t the case in Airborne and Air…
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It’s hard to feel thankful when you’re throwing up into a tub for the umpteenth time. In fact, it’s hard to feel anything other than miserable. Add to that headaches, diarrhea, loss of appetite, and swollen, infected ears, and “miserable”…
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Happy birthday to me! A few of you who know my actual birthday are confused right now. Maybe it’s the medication, you’re thinking. No, Happy Second Birthday to me! We’re celebrating the day, January 22, 2014, that I received my…
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I don’t have the energy for a full post. Some family and friends don’t have Facebook, so this is my way of communicating to them. The transplant is scheduled for 8 or 9 pm, depending on when the cells get…
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So it actually happened. I am in the hospital for the transplant. I was admitted on January 15 just before 9 p.m. I had an appointment with my doctor at noon. Everything checked out okay and I had to wait…
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As a young Army Captain ten years ago I was full of zeal and ambition. I prided myself on enforcing standards and leading by example. What I possessed in fervor and skill, I certainly lacked in empathy and wisdom. One…
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