Category Archives: Cancer
Time really flies
Where has my time gone? I have been so busy with my church and doctoral program that I haven’t blogged in two months. Just a quick update and I will try to do better on keeping everyone updated. I am … Continue reading
I’m a free man
I just got back from the doctor. All my blood work was so good that I don’t have to go back for a whole month. In addition to that, I got my PIC line out. That means that I don’t … Continue reading
In the “Pit” part two
You may have noticed that I missed a day of blogging. Saturday was a rough day. I got the fever and other complications. Today is better so far. My numbers have started to come up and that is a wonderful … Continue reading
In the “Pit”
These next few days, the medical people refer to my condition as being in the “pit.” My blood counts are down and now we just wait. Unfortunately, they expect you to get some sort of infection when you don’t have … Continue reading
Day 10- Winter is coming!!!
This is the place that I walk when I am allowed to go outside. To the left is the U of Penn medical school and to the right is the right is the hospital. What a beautiful walk. Today was … Continue reading
They stabbed me again, twice. The adventures of Day 8
Ah, the adventures of this disease and all the medications needed to defeat it. My blood counts continue to fall which is expected. The platelets are high enough that I still need the blood thinners shots but the other counts … Continue reading
Eyes on the future
We are all used to planning for things. Maybe a long-awaited vacation, or rewarding yourself for accomplishing something big with, let’s say, a new car. We don’t have trouble visualizing that kind of waiting but when it comes to eternal … Continue reading
Now we wait.
Today I had my stem cell translate and things went well. I got 5 million brand new bouncing baby stem cells. It will take a couple of weeks for them to do their job. So we wait. I am told … Continue reading
Day two-The calm before the storm.
Yesterday was the Pic line and chemo and in general getting set up in the hospital. Today is kind of a rest day. Nothing major happens today. Tomorrow I get the stem cells and then I will begin to feel … Continue reading
Fear of the unknown
All of us are faced with situations that we can’t predict what the outcome will be. From a high school student attending a new school and worrying about making friends to person facing a difficult financial, marital, or health situation, … Continue reading
Pastor Bob 