Posted by After finishing my second round of chemotherapy for stage 4 Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma at a Los Angeles California hospital my wife and I took an elevator down to the pharmacy to stand in line so I could pick up my white blood cell booster shots. As I wandered in sporting a blue and yellow mohawk…Read more »
Posted by Christmas Eve 2015 I was diagnosed with stage 4 Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, based on this diagnosis I was prescribed 6 months of FCR based chemotherapy. Before I started my chemo treatments I was warned that we had to keep our apartment very clean and germ free and that living with pets during chemo was a potential health…Read more »
Posted by During the last few months of my chemotherapy treatment and the many months that followed I had severe brain fog. My concentration, vision and short term memory were extremely affected by the chemo drugs. I found that I was unable to watch TV because I couldn’t concentrate enough to understand the context of what I…Read more »
Posted by Weeks after being diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s immunoblastic high grade lymphoma I was told that if I wanted to live that I would have to undergo 6 month of chemotherapy treatment. I was informed that the treatment that was prescribed was the strongest possible dose available and that my body may not be able to…Read more »
Posted by On Christmas Eve 2015 I was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s immunoblastic high grade lymphoma, a couple of weeks later my doctor suggested that I should start 6 months of chemotherapy treatment as soon as possible. Being a newly diagnosed cancer patient is extremely stressful and it is difficult to even think straight let alone to make the…Read more »
Posted by Last week I met with a doctor at a Cancer Szpital (hospital) that had previously declined treating me due to my lack of insurance. Based on my past experience with language issues at this Szpital I arranged a friend to tag along and translate to help make the process a bit easier for both sides.…Read more »
Posted by For the past few weeks I have had a bad case of the collywobbles. The word “collywobbles” is a British word that means intense anxiety, or a feeling of fear, apprehension, or nervousness. The same word in India is defined as having severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology, characterized by severe colic, vomiting and diarrhea. I’ve been feeling…Read more »
Posted by I was determined to end 2015 in fine fetter, we h On NYE 2015 I had surgery to have a lymph node removed. Directly after surgery we headed to the Los Angeles Forum to see a Dead and Company New Years Eve show. I had scored tickets for the Dead a few months prior to…Read more »
Posted by Christmas Eve 2015 I received a gift, a gift that I was not expecting, a gift that I didn’t want, a gift that changed my life forever. This was a gift that no one would ever want to be the recipient of, a gift that simultaneously filled me with dread and fear as well as…Read more »
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