After a few uneventful days and my white counts rising I’m being released from the hospital. I can’t tell you what an exhausting...

Sounds like the start of a bad joke but I actually have hesitated to write because in general other than the sometimes massive boredom I...

Although we had to wait a multiple of hours for my stem cells to be delivered it went off without a hitch. the New York blood bank was...

Brr… it’s hot outside but freezing in here. Today is my last day of chemo (hopefully forever!!!) but it was a bit of a challenge. I had...

So the chemo given last night that was supposed to make me drunk only gave me a hangover (none of the fun and all of the pain) easily...

well I’m almost ready. After Friday’s infusion of rituximab and a weekend with sprained esphogus from the Benadryl drip I’m packed and...

Well after several days in the hospital, two more blood transfusions and a few days on an anti-pneumonia antibiotic, they’ve decided I’m...

We’ll it feels like it. After spending 4 - 9 hour days having the blood literally drawn from me of course there are repercussions. my...

Who have gone to fertility clinics I apologize. I apologize if you felt judged or blamed in any way. I’ve now been schooled as my little...

It’s happening today….today they harvest my stem cells and I’ve not had any sleep this night. I used to be like that with flying and...

Well that’s what it tastes like. In the last two weeks everything I eat or drink tastes like dirt. My tastebuds are so shot that the...

I feel a little weird saying that because I’m definitely not okay but I’m better than I’ve been in several weeks. Better maybe...

I’m going to start out by saying if you’re religious you may not want to read to this post or maybe it’s just too crazy and I’ll look...

Actually I’m a big chicken. While everyone thinks I’m strong going through this the actual truth is that I have no choice. Having no...

I can’t sleep...today was just the worst emotionally. Look, I get it. Rationally I have no choice. I have to do the treatment. But...

This is my last blog post as this journey has ended. My mother unfortunately did not have the strength to overpower this insidious...