Category: Me and Leuk

Blood test delayed

My cold is getting better. Looks like my immune system is still working! I skipped my usual blood test since I figured having it done when I have a cold would just throw off (Read More)

Leuk brings new perspective

I saw a relative of mine at a family Christmas party. He also has CLL. His progressed faster than mine with swollen lymph nodes and tiredness. Because of these symptoms he had chemotherapy and (Read More)

Back again

  Hi. Sorry I haven’t written in awhile. You know that rabbit hole I’ve mentioned before? Normally when I see myself getting too close to it I run the other way. But this time (Read More)

Duh!

So. As some of you know, until Leuk causes symptoms, leukemia is an invisible disease. It’s easy to forget you have it. But, of course, it doesn’t take too long until a reminder shows (Read More)

Life, not Leuk, is my focus

A friend passed away today. She didn’t have leukemia but had a multitude of other heath problems. Though I wasn’t close to her it is still hard to lose someone, especially when she is (Read More)

Painting the house

Hi Guys.  Yesterday I was painting my house. (I hate painting.) I tripped on a dead rose bush stump and fell, banging my head. I swore like a trucker (under my breath since my (Read More)

Blood test results August 2016

Here’s my labs for August 2016. The numbers are still relatively flat. In fact, as you can see, they have dropped a little. That’s good news. I am blessed that they don’t continue to (Read More)

Oh joy

Today I get to go see my cancer doc for my bi-annual check up. Oh joy. You know, just a few years back I would have never imagined myself going to a building called (Read More)

Tired of being tired

I did my second day of shoots. Three apartments this time. They were college student apartments and man, the first one was definitely a bachelor pad. Bags and bags of trash, clothes everywhere, and (Read More)

Still chuggin’

I did a three hour photo shoot today. I photographed two apartments. It took about four hours and I was pretty wiped out when finished. But at least I completed the job. I don’t (Read More)