Currently sitting at Molson Canadian Amphitheatre waiting for Florida Georgia Line to come out. Dr. Shuh called a couple hours ago with some good news so my mom and I are are celebrating. Today I had a biopsy done of my bone marrow and as of right now I am in remission. Just a quick… Continue reading September 1st, 2016

Yesterday was my last day of receiving nelarabine for my second cycle of this drug. Hopefully that is the last nelarabine I ever need, as the doctors will be assessing whether I am in remission on Thursday by looking at my bone marrow. If fewer than 5% of cells are blast cells then Im in… Continue reading August 27th, 2016

Right now we are on our way home from Florida, which has been a welcome hiatus. Good lord is it ever hot here in August. We did some fishing yesterday, and I managed to catch a couple small sharks and a grouper.  Unfortunately, I got some bad news right before we left. They found cancerous… Continue reading August 14th, 2016

Yesterday I had my lumbar puncture which was more of a nuisance than I thought it would be, the purpose being to ensure that there are no cancerous cells within my cerebrospinal fluid. I was told that I would experience headaches throughout the day afterward but I didn’t seem to have any symptoms at all.… Continue reading August 9th, 2016

Yesterday I had a meeting with a doctor who works in Dr. Schuh’s office. I thought I was going to get chemo, but as it turns out the nelarabine protocol only calls for three doses within the 21-day cycle. So the next chemo I get will be on August 18th. Dr. Schuh is away until… Continue reading August 5th, 2016