Last week I met with Paul Richardson and his fellow, Tom Garcia, to discuss my options for Revlimid maintenance going forward. This is the first time I had met Tom, who has worked with Paul for the last 3 years. He was very impressed with how well I …
I’ve been a really lucky guy. I have been in remission from multiple myeloma for over 6 years now. One of reasons may be that I have been fortunate to be on a clinical trial that has provided me with continuing maintenance using the drug Revlimid on …
I’m going to start this off with a good story. For the past seven years, I have been getting infusion therapy for my MM at Dana Farber, most recently with Zometa (bone building) infusions every 3 months. For all this time, Heather has been my primary…
Last weekend, we attended a birthday party for one of our friends’ daughter, Annabella. She was a lovely young lady celebrating her 6th birthday. Now it’s my turn. Today is the 6th anniversary of the stem cell transplant that gave me my new immune s…
Here I am posting barely a month removed after my last post. Will wonders never cease? I’m pinching myself to see if i’m really doing this.
Bangkok Temple of Dawn
We just returned last week from our Viking River Cruise in Southeast Asia. It was …
I was somewhat relieved to discover that my blog account has not been mothballed due to my long absence. It’s been seven months since my last update. My how time flies! So, here I am, still alive and kicking. I’ve had a lot of encouragement over th…
It has been so long since I last posted that I almost forgot how to find this blog site. I could say that it has been too long, but that would grossly understate the situation. Anyway, like a Phoenix, I have arisen from the ashes.
Early arrivals…
Hello all! I used to update this blog frequently. In those halcyon days of yore, I used to imagine that I had a legion of devoted followers, all hanging on whatever pearls of wit and wisdom I might dispense in my next blog entry. Alas, those days…
I’m feeling particularly stupid tonight. Duh! With good reason, as you are about to learn. I will share with you the embarrassment of my actions this evening. As a prologue, I’m sure we haven’t had a working DVD player for quite some time, sinc…
An American tourist visiting London tries to cross the street. Instinctively, he looks to the left first. Finding it clear, he steps off the curb, looks to the right, and is immediately flattened by one of those double-decker buses they have over t…