Category: Overcoming Cancer

Help Us Maintain a Positive Attitude Through Chemo

As I get ready to start chemo, the most important thing for me to do is to maintain a positive attitude. We love all of your support, and the biggest thing you can do right now is make stuff for us to hang on the walls… notes of affirmation, photos of nature, crayon scribbles, quotes, …

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Quick Update – chemo to start Tuesday

We found out a few days ago that I will start my chemotherapy treatment this coming Tuesday, July 13, at 9:00 AM. The chemo will last for 12 sessions, with 2 weeks between each session. My last chemo treatment should be on Tuesday, December 14. We will not have to do radiation, since my cancer …

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Baseline Testing – for the insurance company?

After giving a bone marrow sample last Thursday, the pulmonary function test and ECHOcardiogram today were very easy, comparatively. The tests went smoothly, though the paperwork and registration beforehand did not. Turns out that the billing had tried to charge as an Out of Network provider, which we had to spend 2 hours dealing with …

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