“Why Me?” Revisited
Emmy is only five years old and already she’s learning that life isn’t fair. It’s a hard lesson to learn and even many adults never get it. In her case, it’s serious business. I mean, why does Abrie get to…
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God
The Found Year
This Saturday, May 10, 2014, marks the one-year anniversary since I was diagnosed with leukemia and admitted to the hospital for the first time. In some ways it seems like a long time ago, but many of the memories of…
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Balancing Act
Today marks one hundred days since I had the stem cell transplant. January 22 doesn’t feel like three-plus months ago, but I guess time flies when you’re having GVHD, er, fun. We were hoping to be back in Kentucky or…
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No Guarantees
The roller coaster ride continues. We thought that it was coming to an end, but instead of stopping we’re going around for another loop. The Results are In I received the results of last week’s bone marrow biopsy on Friday….
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A Pain in the…
Pelvis, actually. As a connoisseur of corny jokes and puns, I’m fond of referring to bone marrow biopsies as a “pain in the butt,” but actually they are performed in the area of the pelvis just above the waistline where…
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Mile 13
My lungs were on fire. The lactic acid in my legs was building and they begged me to quit. I found a faster song on my iPod shuffle. More motivation. I looked at my Garmin running watch. One mile to…
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For the Rest of My Life
I almost laughed out loud when the nurse practitioner recommended that I start taking Centrum 50+ for Men. I’m only 37 years old, but these days I have more in common with old men and pregnant women than men my…
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BK and Me
Not long ago, I wrote that we were entering time of recovery. I believe that, but the road to recovery is still laden with trip wires and I’ve triggered a few lately. I debated whether to even write this post,…
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Outlier
out·li·er [out-lahy-er] noun 1. something that lies outside the main body or group…1Wow, what a difference a blog post makes. The last time I wrote it was through squinted eyes, large font, and inverted colors. After yesterday’s visit to the…
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Insider Attack
I think I may have underestimated my opponent. Actually, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is more of a welcome adversary than a foe, but he sure isn’t letting me off easy. The last three weeks have been a constant battle with eye…
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