It was an anxiety-ridden day, but all went well. Around 1pm all sorts of people were in the room – the defroster, the nurse practitioner administering the cells, my oncologist’s assistant, two nurses, my mom, my brother, his wife and tons of prayers and spirits of good will — in a tiny tiny room. (Oh [...]
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I think my anxiety leading up to this procedure was probably disproportionate to what the actual experience was. Fear of the unknown. It was fairly simple: put me on a table, close the door and a low-level buzz for about12 minutes. Then they came in, literally flipped me over and 12 minutes later I was [...]
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They are pumping me full of saline solution – liters and liters of the stuff – to keep my bladder irrigated which is the standard procedure to avoid infection. The corollary effect, however, is a lot of … uh … discharge. The Chemo is starting to make me queasy but it’s being managed. My appetite [...]
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Please come walk with us in NYC and in Philadelphia as we raise awareness and money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Mom is team captain in both cities and you can sign up to walk and pledge money at lightthenight.org.
To join our team, go to http://www.lightthenight.org. From the top navigation, click on Register. On the [...]
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