Hello! I am back at UCSD Jacob's for *yet another* round of chemo. This should be my last round prior to transplant, which is tentatively scheduled for the end of November as long as the donor works out! I have a loss of appetite and slight nausea, and of course the muscular... [READ MORE]

Spiritual Sunday Took a short drive to Mt. Laguna (I always forget this place exists and is so close to SD) to get some much needed mountain air! I am scheduled to go back into the hospital next week for *hopefully* what is my final round of pre-transplant chemotherapy! I still don't have... [READ MORE]

Hello! I'm back at UCSD Jacobs Medical Center for a short round of chemo - I will be back home tomorrow! There's a nice little balcony on the 4th floor where I am allowed to get unhooked and soak up a little sun I will have to come back for 2 more... [READ MORE]

Hi, everyone! I was discharged from the hospital on Saturday evening! I spent yesterday resting, and today I walked around Lake Murray just to see if I could. I was a little slow moving, but made it eventually! I have my first out patient visit at Moores Cancer Center tomorrow for labwork,... [READ MORE]

AML Update Hello! Today my doctor confirmed that the results of my second bone marrow biopsy show that the initial round of chemotherapy seems to have wiped out the Leukemia cells in my body. I am still in the hospital while my neutrophils (bacteria fighting parts of my white blood cells) recover. The... [READ MORE]