The Road to Emory

The Road to Emory

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...
The Cancer is Back!

The Cancer is Back!

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...
Give Back By Becoming a ‘Jose’s Hero’

Give Back By Becoming a ‘Jose’s Hero’

Give Back By Becoming a ‘Jose’s Hero’ Cancer is unforgiving. It can cause you to want to give up. I’m grateful that I have not allowed that feeling to overcome me. Instead, I find myself wanting to give back. I have connected with many other cancer...
Finding a Way to Help Others Fight Cancer

Finding a Way to Help Others Fight Cancer

Finding a Way to Help Others Fight Cancer I find myself in the middle of fighting cancer, but I feel fortunate to have so much support in many ways. I have a significant other who is constantly there for me, I have my mother who consistently checks in on me and helps...
Discovering Cancer is Gone

Discovering Cancer is Gone

Discovering Cancer is Gone My chemotherapy treatment started in April of 2021. It was scheduled every two weeks on Thursday. If you’ve never been in an infusion room, it’s not comforting. During my first treatment, I had several people next to me; all of them were...