Engrafted!

Engrafted!

Great news!!! I am home from the hospital and went to the clinic today. And I am what they call Engrafted, which means that my white blood cells are multiplying within normal limits. I still have almost all the restrictions that I’ve had since chemotherapy. But I have...
It Takes Some Getting Used To

It Takes Some Getting Used To

I’ve been in the hospital for three days now, and probably have at least two more to go. They will let me go home when my blood tests show that my white blood cells are multiplying fast enough. I am here because the colitis that developed as a result of chemotherapy...
Mmmmmm Good!

Mmmmmm Good!

July 28, 2024 We’re often reminded that there are no stupid questions. but I get asked one every single day at the cancer clinic that I think defies that logic. They ask me every single morning whether I’ve travelled out of the country in the last day. One day, I’m...
The Power of Vision

The Power of Vision

I recently read Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search For Meaning”. Frankl’s core message is that humans can make it through just about anything if they can hold a vision of the future in their mind  It’s been 5 months since I was told I have Multiple Myeloma, a cancer with...
An Anchor in Deep Water

An Anchor in Deep Water

The first big trip Bill and I went on as a couple was to the Cayman Islands. It was a romantic island vacation, and we finally got the honeymoon we had skipped 15 years earlier. One of the things we did there was to take a boat with a bunch of other tourists to...
Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day

We celebrated our mothers yesterday, and I have been thinking a lot about mine lately. My mom, Wanda died on May 11, 2023. That was 1 year and 2 days ago, and people have asked me if her one-year death day and Mother’s Day this year were hard for me. Definitely not. I...