Jill says I’m obsessed with my hair. That I talk about it every day. Sometimes several times a day. It is just so interesting to me, I guess, that I’m seeing such changes in my hair over such a short period of time. And, it is not only my hair that is doing some weird [...] [...]
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After my last Thursday meeting with Dr. Pippas, we’ve circled back around now and I’m on the full 800mg daily dose of Votrient. As I suspected, my quality of life has taken a noticeable hit. The superficial — and easiest to handle — change is that my eyebrows went stark-white within three weeks on Votrient. [...] [...] I lost a good friend today. That friend has been with me around the clock for the last seven years. He has been a constant talisman, a guardian of sorts, protecting me in some way from a disease that is trying to take me. With the snip of a pair of scissors, I cut my [...] [...] I just got home this afternoon from spending the early part of the weekend with my brother, Eric, at his hunting lease south of Albany, Ga. I went by The Medical Center lab on Thursday morning to get my blood work done and then headed out of town to see Eric. On the way down [...] [...] Good friend, Kate Nerone, sent me this link to a video from The Moth, a show about storytellers that is sometimes featured on NPR. It is the most raw, honest, heart-rending cancer rant I have ever heard. The honest stories that come from people who are hurting and afraid because cancer has come to visit [...] [...] Despite what it may look like, I respect the readers of this blog so much that I like to bring something decent to read to the table each time I post. Generally, the lapses in information coming from me means that I’m happy, well and going about my life. Sadly, this is not one of [...] [...] Looks dose number eight will be the last one my old body will be able to tolerate. My blood pressure this morning was 85 over 58, and my creatinine logged in as 2.4. So with these alarming numbers and despite my pleas to continue. The next dose, number eight, will be last one for part [...] [...] The sixth dose of H-IL2 was hung on my pole and connected to my PICC line at 10 a.m. this morning. We slept until 9:45 this morning, if you can believe that in a hospital! Jill went out and bought the Mercedes Benz of fans. She got a table top model of the Vornado fan. [...] [...] We’re settled into our VERY tiny room on the 9th floor at Duke University Hospital. They have taken blood, toured us around the unit and counseled with us about the therapy we’re about to begin and what we can expect. Jill has gone out to buy us a small fan, as the temperature in the [...] [...] |
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