The past couple weeks have been quite tough for me and my family. Last Sunday I had to be brought to the hospital due to the fact that I had lost all ability to control my legs. The doctors here at PMH have been searching to find the cause of my sudden condition and have… Continue reading October 13th, 2016

The past few days have been pretty tough. I found out yesterday that my donor (a woman significantly smaller than me) would prefer to donate marrow as opposed to peripheral stem cells which is not ideal. They are unsure if they will be able to collect enough bone marrow and because she is not my… Continue reading October 1st, 2016

Everything still remains on track for a hospital admission of October 8th. Day 0 (the day I receive my transplant) is scheduled for October 14th. Between these dates I will be receiving my conditionjng chemo protocol which includes high doses of methotrexate and cytarabine, as well as one treatment of TBI (total body irradiation) on… Continue reading September 27th, 2016

Just wanted to post an update with what is scheduled in terms of my transplant. Although we were thinking we would be going to either Cleveland or Buffalo, it is looking very likely that we will be staying in Toronto and I’ll do my transplant at PMH. So far, everything looks to be aiming towards… Continue reading September 17th, 2016

Currently receiving my first dose of the third cycle of nelarabine I will be getting. Since weve moved ahead with the transplant, we’ve decided to do more chemo to keep the leukemeia at bay. Dr. Shuh’s thinking is that chemo in the interim as we wait for a transplant is not necessarily a bad idea… Continue reading September 12th, 2016

Following the good news we heard yesterday about the state of my disease, I wanted to make an update today to kind of shed some light on what remission really means. Although this certainly is good news, remission is a long, long way away from being healthy.  As of now, we know that fewer than… Continue reading September 2nd, 2016