There’s something to be said of the added confidence that having a plan in place, with all of the comforting confirmations. Having dates and times set, location locked down, and all of the prerequisite steps lined makes you feel I like you’re on top of everything and ready for whatever test comes along. But the […]
A big part of my cancer fight has been dealing with its impact on my kidneys. During my initial hospital stay, a kidney biopsy showed that while I had greatly reduced kidney functionality, there was no scarring. This and the fact that I’m still making lots of urine leaves the hope that we can get […]
With the diagnosis in place, we turned immediately to the next question: How do we kick cancer’s butt? The diagnosis itself was a whirlwind of terminology that my brain just wasn’t ready for, so I figured the treatment plan would be more of the same. Fortunately, it’s a pretty simple plan on the surface: Chemo […]
I’d set a doctor’s appointment for June 26, 2019. This happened to be the day of my 15th wedding anniversary, but that wasn’t a big deal to either of us since we didn’t have any plans the day of. My wife and I both had the week off, and I’d not been feeling well, so […]