Ahoy, Sailors! Well, do I give you the news of fun first, or the sailing orders? Guess the fun is most predominate for the month of August. I had a wonderful experience when I went 4-wheeling in the mountains this month. It was organized by a former Colorado exchange teacher who wanted to provide a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘myeloma’
Log of the OPTIMIST #79 September 6th, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged golf, himalayas, myeloma, revlimid, travel, treatment on September 7, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Log of the OPTIMIST #78 August 3, 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged golf, myeloma, travel, treatment, Wedding on August 4, 2010 | 12 Comments »
Well, after a bad round of golf this a.m., I went to my doctor’s appointment this afternoon for even worse news. Between April and June, my myeloma numbers had risen 0.4 points, a significant increase. At that time, the doctor said that he thought perhaps the numbers would drop a bit and fluctuate, removing the [...]
Season’s Greetings! – December 21, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Meg, Morocco, muslim, myeloma, Ryan on December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Season’s Greetings! Is it time to start Christmas letters yet??? Needless to say, I’ve been procrastinating a bit! It seems like 2009 has been consumed with only a couple of topics for me, but I’m sure I’ll find a way to fill the sheet with words. The year started with word in Feb. that my [...]
Log of the OPTIMIST #69 September 22, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fatigue, myeloma, revlimid, stamina on September 22, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Ahoy, Mateys! Well, I’ve alternated between being anxious to write this, after my appointment a week ago, to the present, when it’s not so much fun. A week ago, all of the blood reports which were back were positive and I was feeling very good about my goal to lower the numbers another two tenths [...]
Log of the OPTIMIST #68 August 20, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fatigued, frazzled, healing touch, myeloma, reiki on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ahoy, Mateys! The voyage this month has been a bit like a muddy creek rather than the beautiful mountain streams rushing down the Rocky mountains or a pleasant coastline, but I don’t seem to have encountered any submerged obstacles or fallen branches, so I won’t complain…. much! I went into the doctor’s yesterday ready to [...]
Log of the OPTIMIST #66 June 29th, 2009 (Monday)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged revlimid, myeloma, ER, hospital, YMCA, Adriatic Coast on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ahoy! Well, the FedEx guy has delivered the “Poison pills” for the next 3 weeks and I’m loaded with steroids for the week, so tonight will be the start of round 2. I ask that everyone focus their energy and prayers this month on the effectiveness of the Revlimid. Here’s hoping that either the drugs [...]





