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Where am I on my oh so convoluted Cancer journey you ask?
I still have two flavors of Cancer enjoying their stay in Casa de PreppyDude. Just finished a Kidney biopsy this past week which wont tell us anything we don't know but I think it fills a square for the hospital. What we do know... Kidney Cancer is a surgery only type of cancer. It does not respond to chemo or radiation so the surgeons will remove the tumor and some surrounding tissue with the hope that they can salvage most of the Kidney. That's good news since while it is true that people can live with just one kidney, it's a very bad plan for people who have chemo in their future. Which leads us to the main attraction my 4th time around with Hodgkin's. After I heal up from my soon to be scheduled Kidney operation we will concoct some amalgamation of chemo and radiation to slay the beast (hopefully for the last time)
I promised photos
along the way
One of the most misunderstood parts of fighting Cancer is the mental aspect of the battle. I'm thinking about my friend Kate tonight. We try and keep our heads above water during the hell that is treatment with the mantra that this is going to help me live only to get news from the Doctors that your body is not responding. The simple answer is to regroup and prepare for the next round. Only, it's never that simple. I don't want to sound trite when I say it's an extremely hard thing to understand unless you've been through it. It's not hard, it's impossible. People find out you have Cancer and they always want to tell you a story of how sick they were one time and totally feel for your pain... On my good days I laugh, on my bad days I want to spit in their face. Unless your sickness ended with the words *and death* in the description, you don't have a clue.
Kate has a grace and dignity during her struggle that I will never posses.
The next time you bestow the over used title of brave upon a person, make sure they are worthy. To me, bravery comes from the strength and humility shown during the darkest hour.
For those of you new to my situation, please read the about me section. It's a short bio of my cancer history
This is the blog of a fellow cancer fighter Kate- (streamingair on twitter)
After my most recent Pet Scan the Doctor handed me a card and said "you'll need this if you're going to fly in the next couple of days".
Whatever, I took the card and left. Had to laugh when I read the card on the way home, since I was flying the very next day.
It stated... A radioactive drug has been administered as part of your treatment. Homeland Security monitors may detect the trace quantities left in your body. Have the inspector contact the numbers above for verification. Your specific information is on the back of this card. Please keep this card for the time listed on the back for the radioactive drug you received.
That was a bit trippy.
This is the Dude's Cancer blog. I made it not to generate sympathy but to document the journey and keep those who want to known *in the know*.
I need to give a huge Thank You to Mindy for listening to and articulating my vision for a Hodgkin's/Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ribbon that 's not shared with 400 other causes.
