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NED Again, Thanks Be to God!

If you read my blog, you have heard my declarations of how damn good it is to be able to get great cancer treatment here at home. You’ve heard me say how much I appreciate the John B. Amos Cancer Center, all the people who work there, and most specially Dr. Andy Pippas and his [...] [...]

At the Fulcrum

Today is the first day of spring, 2012. As the pollen falls and bursting buds imbue the world with color and fragrance, I’m contemplating my future. This is day two of my latest round of scans, the windows into my body and the prognosticators of my chances for survival. One hour in a clacking, thumping, [...] [...]

The Young Bull says to the Old Bull…

Friday is the day Dr. Pippas does his administrative work. I don’t know how the man gets everything he has to do…done, even with a Friday to tie up loose ends. Since Friday is his paperwork/research day, I was hoping he’d be able to sandwich in a phone conversation with me about our trip to [...] [...]

It is Time to Fly

We have our first appointment with a renal cell cancer specialist on December 30 at noon. Dr. Janice Dutcher is at Roosevelt Hospital on 10th Avenue in New York City. Here’s some info on her: http://www.docnet.org/physicians/phys_bios.aspx?phys_id=12541 I have known of her since my diagnosis, because of her incredible reputation among the couple of thousand kidney [...] [...]

It Took a Village (Repost)

FYI: This is a repost of my last blog post that many of you didn’t get a chance to read before our hosting company (justhost.com) dropped the ball and left our website inaccessible. They have also said they don’t have a backup after Nov. 23, which means my last two posts have disappeared into nowhere, [...] [...]

Round Two is Over

Here I sit, finally back home, in my leather chair and completely exhausted. We stopped by the office for a few hours late this afternoon to get some pressing things done. I made a few phone calls, mostly to family, but I made one very special phone call to my friend (not my doctor at [...] [...]

Pathology Report Says Cancer’s Back

The only thing worse than the certainty of cancer is a pathology report that falls short of confirming that fact. So, I went into Hughston Hospital on Thursday, October 14 to have a spinal biopsy of my L-2 vertebral body, hoping for the best news but with both eyes open to the possibility that my [...] [...]

“X” Marks the Spot

Just a short note to let everyone know that we received some clarity at our appointment with Dr. Pippas this morning. We are going to pursue stereotactic radiosurgery at Emory Midtown Hospital with Dr. Liza Stapleford. Here is an article that explains what we’ve decided to do: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2010/07/19/focus4.html [...]

A Change in Direction

I have chosen to be transparent during my cancer journey. Part of that decision, as you’ve heard me say before, is a selfish desire for support. My community of readers has become invested in my family’s situation and if you’ve chosen to be a regular reader of this blog, you’re riding this roller coaster with [...] [...]

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