Cancer Journey Blog
Someone to Watch Over Me
Week FourTuesday, September 17, 2013After four weeks of treatment, I'm actually feeling pretty good. I saw my doctor last week (on September 11th), and he said that it's not unusual for patients to tolerate Gleevec (my oral chemotherapy medicine) with only...
Giving Back
Week ThreeTuesday, September 10, 2013As of today, it's been three weeks since I started my drug treatment. There's nothing new to report. As I've told several of you, some days I'm doing just fine and other days I'm just plain tired. I have some soreness and a little...
Week Two
Tuesday, September 3, 2013Not much new to report this week. As I mentioned in an earlier post (see School Daze), we took Emily back to college this weekend, and the heat along with the meds took their toll on me. That's been one of the more frustrating aspects of...
School Daze
Writer's note: I've been on a brief hiatus since before Labor Day. You'll see several posts today and tomorrow as I play catch-up.Back to SchoolThe end of August brought another change to our household. Emily, our oldest, went back to school to start her sophomore...
Week One
Tuesday, August 27, 2013Week OneAs of today, it has been one week since I started my medication, Gleevec. Also known as Imatinib, Gleevec is called a protein inhibitor. It was originally created to fight certain forms of leukemia (CML) and gastrointestinal tumors...
Thanks and a Few Thoughts
First of all - THANKS! I cannot begin to express my gratitude to everyone who has sent me emails, Facebook posts, Tweets, and even a couple of old fashioned cards over the past two weeks. It's been a bit overwhelming but reassuring. So, this post is just a simple one...
Welcome!
Greetings...if you've made it this far then you have found my blog. Let me give you a quick introduction to the post page and an explanation for the blog's name.First, the title: In Difficulty Lies OpportunityThe title comes from an Albert Einstein quote - "Out of...