As already mentioned, I had a Friday afternoon appointment with Dr. Donato, my transplant doctor. The results from my tests were all good and she was quite pleased with my appearance. She summed up everything by saying, “I couldn’t be happier.” Specifics on the transplant are still somewhat up in the air. Michelle, my transplant [...]
I guess it’s time to clear the cobwebs from this blog (and, not so coincidentally, my mind) and do something . . . . like maybe use it. Thank you all for your kind words. I don’t know that my writing is all that great nor my thoughts all that profound (although in my defense, [...]
Human manifestations of kindness and grace
I have received several e-mails and cards which I have not acknowledged and I’m sorry for that. Seems like I just can’t get around to answering everything. But there is one thing I have left unanswered that I would like to respond to now. Every week, without fail, the residential managers where I work have [...]
I just wanted to mention that today (or I guess yesterday now) was my last day of total body radiation. I described the procedure for this in my first post. I decided some of the things weren’t entirely accurate, such as the machine looking like a giant R2D2. In fact, the machine looks more like [...]
I’ve been saying this for a while to some of you. Some of you probably think I’ve become a real drama queen. There have been times when I have been in considerable pain when I’ve written a post or e-mail and what I’ve written has reflected the pain. Whatever the reason, whatever the degree of [...]
I have wanted to write something about Dr. Duvic for a while now. I suppose I haven’t because I wasn’t sure I could adequately explain why this woman is so special to me. I still have those doubts, but we’ve come to a time where I do it or I don’t do it and I [...]
I suppose the rest of you saw this coming and out of politeness or concern for my health, chose not to mention anything. I respect your concern. There was no guarantee, after all, that anything would happen or that things would play out the way they did. Unfortunately, something did happen. Even now it hurts [...]