by admin | Aug 27, 2022 | Cancer Journey
Dealing with Survivors Guilt It has been a long journey from where we started back in December of 2020, the first signs of me feeling sick in the middle of the pandemic, to almost 2 years of battling cancer. But the real challenge now is moving forward. Doctors really...
by admin | May 18, 2022 | Cancer Journey
A Life Changing Experience As I look back now to my time in the hospital during my stem cell transplant, which has only been about a month ago as of the time of this writing, the feeling that overwhelms me is helplessness. The fact that all I did was lay in my...
by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | Cancer Journey
Stem Cell Collection Complete! I’ve probably said this before but what’s harder than the physical effect of cancer is the mental ones, sure you struggle with all the side effects of chemo but your mental state controls everything after that. It’s been such a struggle...
by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | Cancer Journey
Here Comes the Stem Cell Transplant We made it back from Atlanta, after spending a couple of days doing a few tests. When I say a few, here is a rundown. I had a PET SCAN early in the morning that essentially lasts about 2 hours. We had a small break for lunch then...
by admin | Feb 14, 2022 | Cancer Journey
The Road to Emory It’s so surreal to think that I am about to spend 30 days in a hospital. I’ve never in my life spent that much time consecutively at a hospital, a matter of fact I never spent any time in a hospital until this cancer diagnosis. This last round of...
by admin | Jan 29, 2022 | Cancer Journey
The Cancer is Back! The mindset one needs to fight cancer is an exhausting one, especially when your cancer comes back one month after ending six months of treatment. My outlook was to spend time regaining my strength and recovering from the side effects caused by the...