Monthly Archives: August 2011

So, I took a week off from the blog. Hopefully you didn’t miss me too much. We’re now officially a week away from my next hospital stay. Next Tuesday morning, I report back to the hospital for what should be … Continue reading →

We’ve made a lot of references to the housing remodel we were in the middle of when this little leukemia speedbump reared its ugly head, but we haven’t actually shown many of you what our house looks like. So, because … Continue reading →

Just a quick update for those who love updates – we got the results of Friday’s bone marrow biopsy back, and the results were good. The doctors will now agree that I’m officially in remission. My blood cells have grown … Continue reading →

Dave and I just returned from being out on a date. It is so much fun to be together again. And it was a country date at that. We went to the movies and then he took me to the … Continue reading →

We are home!!!! God is so good.

So, remember the good news about a potential end-of-week discharge? Yeah, that’s out the window… because I’m going home tomorrow! My neutrophils and platelets have shot up over the last few days, and while my counts are still below a … Continue reading →

Today feels like we’ve turned a corner. For the first time in a while, I got a pretty decent night’s sleep and didn’t spend the rest of the morning trying to steal a few more minutes of shuteye in between … Continue reading →

Well, Dave now looks like a cancer patient. His hair was falling out rapidly so Chad came over…..

Last night, Amy told me that she wanted a “deep and inspiring” blog post for today. She did not add “no pressure or anything”, if you were wondering. So, upon being ordered by my wife to pen something that will … Continue reading →

Talk about raining on a parade – about three hours after we were told I was in remission yesterday (still great news, still reason to celebrate), I was told that I’ve contracted fungal pneumonia. One of the downsides of chemo … Continue reading →