It has been almost fifteen full months since my CAR T cell procedure. December 2023 seems like a long time ago. Again, I am reminded that...

In an exciting and terrifying turn of events, I have journeyed into the realm of publishing. A recent artist residency allowed me the...

It’s been one year since my health took its latest turn. Perhaps it was a relapse. Perhaps a pseudo-flare. Perhaps the label does not...

Forest Service Sign seen on a hiking trail: Warning – Extreme Hazard – No Water, No Shade, No Cell Service HMMM? This past month I...

Not sure where this is all going, so let us begin here: Welcome to the start of the second decade. I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma...

“…. This is the worst/best trip, I’ve ever been on” -- Beach Boys, Sloop John B Happy Holidays to all who visit this site. May the joys...

Post Car T cell update at 11 months: Hard to believe that it has been 11 months since my Car T cell procedure. At times it seems as if it...

OK first things first - A 10-month post Car T cell update:  The latest blood draw shows no evidence of a monoclonal peak which has always...

How in heavens name does one recover and pick up the pieces of what was your life after you hear those words “you have cancer”? That is...

I am not an angler. In fact, the last time I wetted a line so to speak was…. Well, I cannot remember. It was well before I was diagnosed...

“I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our disposition and not upon our...

Happy June! What a month – warmer mornings and evenings begin to become the routine. The start of summer. Sitting outside on the porch,...

First an update:  It has been almost 150 days since I received my reconfigured T-cells and according to the most recent blood draw...

Day 90 arrived. Three months after I got my reconfigured T-Cells, a PET/CT scan was ordered to evaluate my condition. The results of the...

By the time this is posted, I will be on about Day 85 post Car T Cell introduction/re-introduction. Day 90 is a big day because a blood...

I incurred a minor relapse. The statement is as blunt and disruptive as the experience. MS relapses have no finesse or tact. There is not...

My previous post (January) included the experiences and thoughts regarding the first 14 days of a Car T cell protocol. This post deals...

Growing up, I was an excellent student. I studied diligently, invested time in homework, and came to class prepared. A+ report cards were...

Well, the good news is that I have made it past Day 14, which in a Car T Cell protocol is a benchmark day. Research/History of the...

Happy Holidays to all who happen upon this post. May this Holiday Season bring you joy and peacefulness. In a little less than two weeks...