Another two year anniversary!
Two years ago today I ended my first round of chemotherapy. It didn't change much. I was still hooked to an IV pole as saline solution was continually hooked up. However, at this juncture, the questions abounded as I waited for my immune system to become almost nonexistent. Would my my disease go into remission? How long would it take before my immune system rebounded and I could go home? Would the hospital food ever get any better?
As with most things, you could only take it one step at a time. The doctors would predict nothing - only saying that I was doing very well for someone in my condition. Niceto hear - but not very definitive.
Two years later, I remember those days as though they were yesterday. It's hard to believe that it was so long ago and that I have come so far since then. I can only thank God for His healing touch and each of you for your support. Even though the situation is certainly not as intense as it once was, I am still not out of the woods yet as I await that all important two year milestone after the bone marrow transplant.
Though I really don't think of the disease much anymore, without a doubt it has made drastic changes in my life. All of our plans have been modified to account for the sinister affect that it has had on us. That's the physical part. Mentally, I still feel as though I have a huge debt to repay that I know is not required of me. It is a burden that will forever be with me as I know that the debt can never be repaid.
Each day for me is not mine anymore, it is God's as without His intervening I would not be here today. I know that modern medicine has made great strides in helping people like me overcome this disease but, nevertheless, I hear of and know of people who have not survived it.
I have been most fortunate.
I have to leard to accept that and move on...
Bob
November 7, 2010 11:45 PM
It's been a few days...
but not much has happened. My eyes seem to have stabilized for the moment which is both good and bad. The good is that there is certainly no discomfort. But, my right eye still has a way to go before it gets back to where it should be. It remains somewhat cloudy. Meanwhile, I continue to pour in the eye drops as prescribed and await the expected improvement.
It's amazing how things seem to happen to fill up your time. Yesterday, I really had not planned on doing much except to frame a picture that my wife had completed. The first thing that I do in this situation is take pictures of her artwork before I frame it in order to eliminate any glare and get the actual colors, etc. Well, wouldn't you know it, the automatic flash would not open!
My first inclination when anything goes wrong is to immediately go to the web to seek a solution. It turns out that this is a common problem for my camera and that people have benn quoted approximately $200 in order to fix it. I was fond of neither the price or the possibility of doing without the camera for quite a while so I went on a search for possible solutions. Many were proposed on a variety of web sites and I think that I tried them all. To make a long story short, about three hours later, I had the problem fixed. But, of course, half the day went by.
However, I must say that having saved $200 was very satisfying.
Otherwise, the days have been uneventful - just the way that the doctors want them to be.
I can live with that...
Bob
but not much has happened. My eyes seem to have stabilized for the moment which is both good and bad. The good is that there is certainly no discomfort. But, my right eye still has a way to go before it gets back to where it should be. It remains somewhat cloudy. Meanwhile, I continue to pour in the eye drops as prescribed and await the expected improvement.
It's amazing how things seem to happen to fill up your time. Yesterday, I really had not planned on doing much except to frame a picture that my wife had completed. The first thing that I do in this situation is take pictures of her artwork before I frame it in order to eliminate any glare and get the actual colors, etc. Well, wouldn't you know it, the automatic flash would not open!
My first inclination when anything goes wrong is to immediately go to the web to seek a solution. It turns out that this is a common problem for my camera and that people have benn quoted approximately $200 in order to fix it. I was fond of neither the price or the possibility of doing without the camera for quite a while so I went on a search for possible solutions. Many were proposed on a variety of web sites and I think that I tried them all. To make a long story short, about three hours later, I had the problem fixed. But, of course, half the day went by.
However, I must say that having saved $200 was very satisfying.
Otherwise, the days have been uneventful - just the way that the doctors want them to be.
I can live with that...
Bob
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