I Rang the Bell!
Princess Margaret Hospital has a wonderful tradition that once a patient has completed the full course of chemotherapy treatments, they get to ring”The Bravery Bell”. Today, after my sixth R-CHOP chemotherapy treatment ended, I rang that bell with gusto – so loud that I am sure it could be heard all the way to Alaska! Watch me ring … Read more
A Roller Coaster Ride
The last three weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster. First, we got the incredible news that the Lymphoma is in remission. I continue to pinch myself, savouring the news with all my heart. I have one more chemo tomorrow (Monday) after which Dr.Tiedemann will do a bone marrow test and confirm that … Read more
Darkness before dawn
It was a dark night indeed. I woke up with a sense of dread. Muni’s body was extremely hot and her limbs were shaking. “Oh, no!”, I said. “This isn’t supposed to happen”. How can she have a fever now? After every precaution we’ve taken? 5 injections of Neupogen to promote white cell production, 3,000mg … Read more
More Perspective
After a 9-day stay in hospital, I was home… for one day. Yesterday, I had to come back for a painful bone marrow biopsy, and tomorrow, I have to come back for a CT scan. (I practically live at the Hospital these days!) The results of these tests will be available in approximately two weeks, … Read more
