mr. t & me

while i hate the humor in this video, it is the only hodgkin's PSA available and i wanted to share some high level information on the disease/treatment. among other things, it features a few famous hodgkin's patients. however, it omits my personal favorite: mr. t. when asked in an interview for his words of hodgkin's wisdom, he appropriately responded: “i pity the fool who don’t fight back.” gotta love mr. t...

we received some good news at my oncology appointment yesterday; much to my delight, we learned that radiation is probably off the table as a required treatment. i'm aware of the long-term risks of radition (secondary cancers, etc.) and am thrilled to hear that i can avoid that exposure. the oncologist explained that the PET scan at the two month mark will determine whether i need two or four more months of chemo (four or six months, total). worst case scenario would still involve the stem cell transplant, but is very unlikely. as with anything else in life, i'm glad to have enough information to prepare for the worst but am certainly expecting the best!