Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
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Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
3y ago
"The wind and the waves shall obey my will. Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea or demons or men or whatever it be. No water can swallow the ship where lies ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
3y ago
Houston has the MD Anderson Cancer Center which is recognized as the #1 Cancer treatment center in the United States and I have the number one sister-in-law living there ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
3y ago
Sorry for the communications delay. I wanted to have something to report. It has been three weeks since I had the infusion of cells and I am still waiting for them to take hold and engraft. I have always had a tendency t ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
4y ago
Over 12 million CD-34 were freshly delivered to me on August 6th (My new birthday)! They had been stripped of T-cells and were pale champagne in color. I had expected them to be strawberry-colored like the previous trans ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
4y ago
If you recall, I was released from the hospital back in mid-June. At that time, I never achieved the minimum blood count usually necessary to be safely sent home. But I had been in the hospital nearly two months and th ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
4y ago
Today is the birthday of my Dad! He died four years ago after a diagnosis of stage four Mesothelioma. When this photo was taken he was actually celebrating his birthday with family at a local restaurant in Toledo. On tha ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
4y ago
I have now been home four days, since being confined to the hospital for nearly six weeks. I did fairly well during that stay. I survived the deadly fungal infection that had been a concern prior to me going into this re ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
4y ago
It has been two days since my bone marrow biopsy! I am still awaiting results. The physician decided this was the next step since my blood counts were trending south and we did not have definitive answer as to why ..read more
Cancer Hijacks My Retirement
4y ago
I am on day 28, since my transplant. My ANC is .3 or 3,000 neutrophils. In order to be discharged from the hospital I need to be at .5 or 5,000 among other considerations like a significant platelet count. And sustain it ..read more