Went well. "You are doing very well" said Dr. Kewalramani ( I knew there was a reason I liked the guy!). My white blood cell and platelet counts are normal. My hemaglobin is 10.2, which means I am a little anemic (12-14 normal) but that will straighten itself out over the next couple of weeks. … Read more
I started this journal on September 8th. It was begun on another journaling service and we moved to here within a couple of weeks. Coincidentally, this morning the 5000th visit came to the log. The numbers have risen from month to month and It’s now averaging 60-70 visits a day. I’ve done 165 postings and … Read more
My family and I are infinitely grateful to all the people who have been and are helping us, for the last two and a half years since my initial diagnosis, and especially over the last five months of chemotherapy. The level of support has been absolutely astounding to us, and gratifying. I am going to … Read more
It turns out that Patrick Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case, who I knew pretty well (See my previous posting Tom Faranda’s Folly: I played rugby with Patrick Fitzgerald )had additional allegations of lies by Libby. See this article – More Allegations of Libby Lies Revealed in the Washington Post. However, here … Read more
I got out of Sloan Kettering one week ago today. Yesterday was actually the first day in weeks that I didn’t make a journal entry – since there was nothing new. And there’s still not much new – still have chemo fatigue. I can take all the rests or naps I want, I still feel … Read more
I am feeling Chemo fatigue. As in walk up one small flight of stairs carrying a small bag and I am breathless. And always feel a little cold. This is no doubt due to low red blood cell counts. Next Tuesday I will see Dr. K for my first post-hospitalization appointment and it will be … Read more
A reminder: for the many people who are only interested in my writing about lymphoma and related issues, you can avoid my other ramblings by going to the left hand side of this journal and scrolling down to "Categories" where you will see the title "My Lymphoma and related medical stuff". Just click on there … Read more
For the first time since 2002 I actually watched the President’s SOTU speech. I thought it was excellent. But then, I believe in the Wilsonian principles his foreign policy is based on. And I liked the broad strokes of his domestic policy plans. I watched it on NBC and they (Williams and Russert) declared all … Read more
This morning the NY Times had a story about the death of playwright Wendy Wasserstein, yesterday at Memorial Sloan Kettering due to “complications of lymphoma”. She was 55. Wasserstein, whose brother is Bruce Wasserstein, a very well-known and successful Investment Banker, won a Tony and a Pullitzer Prize in 1989 for her play “the Heidi … Read more
I have done some really classical napping the last two days. I also spent about 90 minutes at my office today. I am pretty chemo-fatigued – although Brigid (bless her soul) says I don’t look too bad. In hindsight, the experience with the morphine was pretty strange, as I think I mentioned a few days … Read more