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 [...]
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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 [...]
Log of the OPTIMIST #71 October 29th, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arizona, multiple myeloma, travel on October 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Log of the OPTIMIST #71 October 29th, 2009 Well, I met my new doctor today, and he surely meets the Kaiser profile of professional, personable, and focused attention to his patient. (Can you tell that I liked him?) After talking through my personal history and looking at my test results, he has suggested that we [...]
Log of the OPTIMIST #67 July 28, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Celgene, insurance, maintenance, steroid, travel, YMCA on July 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ahoy, Mateys! Well, the UPS folks arrived today with round #3 of the drugs, so I guess I need to report on round #2. It was a calm voyage with a milder start, but a bit ragged at the end. I found myself appreciating the energy, efforts and thoughts of all you sailors in those [...]
Log of the OPTIMIST #65 June 1, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chemo, desamethasone, MMRF, multiple myeloma, revlimid, steroid, travel on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ahoy Mateys! Anchors aweigh! Tomorrow morning the gangplank comes up and we’re off on our new voyage. This grand sailing ship, the OPTIMIST, was christened and set sail 5 years ago in May/June of 2004 and has now been in dry dock since sometime in 2005. I figure that all of you loyal sailors, as [...]
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