I am sitting on my hospital bed, 6 hours post infusion and while I expected some big "TA DA!" moment, the infusion process was pretty uneventful, though I did receive a lot of congratulations today. They say that I may see some side effects within the next few days as the T-Cells get down… Continue reading Fear – less
Phase 2 thoroughly appreciated
Phase 2 consisted of two of the busiest, most tender weeks of my life. It felt like I was trying to breath and take in as much oxygen as I could before I went back down under water, but in this case I was breathing in life... "normal everyday life". In the past two weeks… Continue reading Phase 2 thoroughly appreciated
Celebration Day – Phase 1 Complete
I am celebrating. Well, actually I am quite sore from the surgery yesterday where they took my port out and put in a central line for collecting T cells today. I was sedated, and they numbed me up, but there was a lot, I mean a lot of yanking around my chest and neck area...… Continue reading Celebration Day – Phase 1 Complete
Moving Forward
I can't believe that I am so close to getting the proverbial carrot that I have been chasing for months. I am praising God and His faithful answer to prayers. Yesterday I received an email from Dr. Miklos at Stanford telling me that the PET scan showed no change and we were good to go… Continue reading Moving Forward
Faith – Trust – Hope
For those of you who have a friend in your life that has your back through thick and thin, thinks of things that you need that you don't think of, is ready to jump on your bandwagon no matter what crazy hair brain idea you have and is ready to be your wingman or in… Continue reading Faith – Trust – Hope
My First Blog Post
Thank you for migrating here with me to my new blog. My cancer journey continues to grow and develop and each phase brings me new inspiration, hope, and purpose.