It’s Saturday morning and I’m getting ready to drive down to Stuart for blood work. All of the labs nearby are closed Saturday and Monday and I need this before my CT scan on Wednesday in Miami. Tuesday we have…

We had a great meeting at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami on Wednesday. First we met with Dr. Fernandez, Chief of Hematology/Oncology at University of Miami Hospital. Dr. Fernandez was very thorough. Although he had all of my charts…

I was going through some notes and found this from when I chaired the Relay for Life at the Vero Beach High School after my first run in with cancer. 25 October 2004 Not long ago I was struggling with…

Just back from Dr. Israel’s office and my dental X-ray was good! That’s a big relief. He did a panoramic which is kind of cool. However it overlaps some of the teeth in the back so I may need some…

Just noticed this from Steve Holmes & Team Selkie on Facebook. Selkie at the start line in The Leukemia Cup on Saturday, off Old Saybrook. Me and Matt in the cockpit. We raised 1200 with thanks to heavy hitters like…

It’s been 3 weeks since my surgery and I’m finally taking some time to write about my experiences as a double cancer survivor. I am healing well, regaining my “normal” speech and ability to eat solid foods, kind of. I’m…

I want to give a special thanks to Steve Holmes and Team Selkie for raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Leukemia Cup in my honor. They raised $1200 this weekend and managed not to come in last! You guys…

Listened to some affirmations by Belleruth Naparstek to promote strength and healing. Now listening to Neroli by Brian Eno which is providing a nice cocoon of healing sound.

In the hospital recovering from surgery. Everything went well. My surgeon had to take out more than he expected to but things are looking good. We’ll know for sure after biopsy results come back in a week. We sang the…

It’s been a week since my diagnosis. It’s been intense and sometimes verging on overwhelming. My tongue is still uncomfortable from my biopsy as Dr. Israel did not remove the tumor, only sampled it. It tends to bleed from time…