My Cancer Journey: Part 11: Chemo is Done! What Now?
Chemo’s done! On Monday at around 4pm, I walked out of the Chemo room for the final time. I was so happy. The chemo protocol I was on is called GU-BEP, which stands...
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My Cancer Journey: Part 10: Is It Over Yet?
Hey friends, I haven’t posted a journey update on the blog for family and friends in almost 2 weeks. The reason is that the chemo, it seems, has finally caught up with me. I...
My Cancer Journey: Part 8: Cumulative Effects
Day 47 – Sunday I was not well yesterday. My digestive issues (acid reflux and constipation) were the highlights of the day. The icing on the cake, was the lack of taste buds…but that is...
My Cancer Journey: Part 7: Thankful
Day 38 continues… My meeting with my oncologist, Dr. Le, went well, in fact it was a little anticlimactic. She is happy with how I am handling the Chemo, and there is no reason to...
My Cancer Journey Part 6: Chemo week 3
Day 33 Sunday Today, my thumb and forefinger on my left hand are numb/sore. I wore my suit to church, for the first time post surgery, and found it a little difficult to do...
My Cancer Journey: Part 5: Chemo Week 2
Day 27 Worship and Weight It has been just about 48 hours since the last chemo treatment, and I felt pretty good when I awoke. Since it is Sunday, I tried on my suit....
My Cancer Journey: Part 4: Chemotherapy
So I never realized that there are hundreds of different chemicals to fight different cancers. The list is quite extensive! I am on only 3 of these drugs, known together as BEP, to combat my cancer. I...
Cancer: Overwhelming
A common theme that underscores many conversations I have with others, is that my cancer diagnosis must be overwhelming. I understand why this is so. Cancer should be overwhelming. It is a terrible disease. In...
My Cancer Journey. Part 3: Pathology Report
Day 11 Saturday 3 days post surgery. Today I awoke with an appetite and a tiny bit of energy, so I made omelettes. I had two bites and couldn’t eat it. A side effect...
My Cancer Journey. Part 2: Surgery
This is part two of my cancer journey. Feel free to read Part 1 – Diagnosis and the first week Day 7 continued Tomorrow is surgery day. In the evening our elders came for a...
