Tagged: Health

New Score Card

I just got my current labs. I’ve added the results to my Score Card page. You’ll see that my white blood cell count continues to rise. My family doctor says it’s serious enough that (Read More)

Leuk is not me

You know, we’re not so different from those who don’t have cancer. We’re different in that we have this crazy disease, but we’re regular people. We’re people who thought this could never happen. But (Read More)

Know thy enemy

I forget about Leuk when I’m feeling good. He hides in the closet like an old stuffed animal long forgotten. But sometimes the animal comes to life. It always takes me by surprise when (Read More)

Identity lost & found

Other than a little bit of work with my part-time (well, very part-time) business, I don’t really have a ‘real’ job right now. I guess the tiredness and dizziness are making me hold back (Read More)

A wake up call

Today, a couple of hours ago, two bombs went off at the Boston Marathon finish line. Later, according to officials, a third explosion happened at the Kennedy Library (about 5 miles away). News reports (Read More)

Nutrition Part II… Cancer Prevention

If you already have cancer, this might seem like an odd article to post on this particular blog. But I’m putting it here for two reasons: (1) these suggestions come highly recommended for cancer (Read More)

Winning is a choice

Did you just receive the news that you have leukemia? When Leuk comes into your life he can stir up all sorts of reactions. For me, the reactions changed over time. It was a (Read More)

A word or two about depression

Whether you are struggling with Leukemia or not, depression can come knocking. I thought I’d write about what I’ve learned through research and personal experience. I’ll be upfront here… I struggled with depression sometime (Read More)

Trying again

Well, after an extremely long pause, I am starting up my exercise program. If you click the above exercise link you will see that my last exercise day was 3/20/12. Shameful. So this morning (Read More)