Cancer Blog

I know it has been a while since I have written. To be honest, I have been busy and there is not much exciting to report anymore. On the cancer side, I am still in

Hello all. I thought I would send out an update while most of you are cooped up in isolation. Maybe it will help you pass the time. By the way, here is the link of

I am back from all my travelling so here is what happened. The last week of January was spent getting ready for my trip. Prior to that though, I was taking it easy around the

Not much has happened in the last few weeks and that is a good thing. My blood counts have been stable and slowly improving though I have not seen the numbers in a little while.

Happy New Year everyone. Hope you had a great holiday break. I, on the other hand, did not have the best break. As you know, I was spending my holiday in Ottawa, mostly cooped up

The last week was an interesting one, to say the least. Not the news I was hoping for which put a bit of a damper on the holidays. Here is a summary of my last

Before I get into my updates for the past few weeks, I am going to do some soliciting. As you now may be aware, I am having another comedy night to raise money for the

I need to start this post on a sad note. On Wednesday, Sept 18, at 12:06 AM, Erin Grasmeyer passed away. If you recall from a few of my past posts, she was my neighbour

It was a week with a few highlights. Here are the details. On Monday Sept. 2, though it was a holiday, I still needed to head to the hospital to change my IV bag. It

After another very long week at the hospital, I am finally back in my own house, in my own bed with my own family. This is the week it has been. Sunday, Aug 25 was

Home but not. I have spent the week in the hospital fighting this infection. Here is how it went. To continue from Monday, Aug 19, I spent the rest of the afternoon with MA hooked

We made it back home but it was a bittersweet return. Not what I was expecting but at least I can drink the water. Here are the details. To start this post, we spent our

This week seemed to go by much faster than the last one. Maybe it was because it was a shortened week due the holiday Monday or maybe because there was more going on. Either way,

Another slow week at the Lodge. I can’t wait to go home. It will happen soon enough. Last Sunday, July 28 was spent sleeping mostly. Both MA and I slept until after 12:00 PM. I

Once again, I need to apologize for my lateness in posting. It has been a few tough weeks but it was worth it! So, after my last post, I made it to the fishing derby

I am writing this week in the beautiful courtyard of the PM Lodge. Too bad, the week has not gone as beautifully as this place. More on that later. Let’s catch you up on last

Another low energy week has slowed down my blog writing. Sorry about that. Here are the latest updates. Friday, June 21 (Dad’s birthday, miss you Dad) was the last day of chemo. I finished off

Sunday, June 9, was a relaxing day. I was saving my energy as I had a league hockey game that night which did not go as well as the last game. We were missing a

Sorry that it is taking longer to provide updates. With all the travelling I have been doing and very little to update that is good news, I have not been motivated to write in some

I have been struggling to write this week because of all the challenges that came up. I am hoping that this is the low point in my fight and that I can start to look

In case you have not realized, I like to write detailed posts. If you are looking for bullet points or Coles Notes, you will not find them here. Sit back, grab a coffee and enjoy.

My father taught me to be a proud man and be self-sufficient. I have prided myself to ensure that I can do many things on my own and to not rely on others for help.

Hi All, So for many of you this is probably coming to you as a shock. Yes, after 2.5 years in remission my cancer is back. I have the same form of cancer I had

As you can tell, it is not as easy for me to find time to write anymore. I would like to think that is a good thing as it means that I am keeping busy

I know it has been way too long since my last post that most of you probably will not read it. Actually, all of you are reading it otherwise you would not be here in the

As the title of this blog suggests, there is some news to share but before I get into that, I will start by updating y’all on the last two weeks. BTW, sorry for being late

  Another week and not much new to report. Olympics are done which means that I need to find something new to occupy my time throughout the week. With each passing day, my energy level

There is not much to report on the cancer front. Last week would have been my chemo week had I needed to do more rounds. It was very nice to not have to go through

Last night, before I left for hockey, I got a call from my Besty. He received the results of the CAT scan. He was not able to see exactly what he wanted to so he

For those who have been waiting for an update, sorry. I was on holidays last week with no internet access. More on that later. As you know, the last round of chemo is in, finally!

Before I delve into the excitement of this week, let me bore you with all the events that happened since my last post. Once again, I was shutout at hockey last Thursday. I had some

So, this week is all about rest as it will be a busy weekend leading into my last treatment. It has been a long journey and this last round has been more draining than the

What a week it has been, not because it was busy but for quite the opposite reason. It has been over a week since my last treatment. During the past week, I have spent most

Well it has been a slow week, this past week. Did not score at hockey Thursday night so my shut out is lasting a long time. Band practice was good on Friday. Played baseball on

I am writing this while I wait to see my Besty. When I come to see him I always have to wait. I am a bit worried this time as the receptionist actually said there

So, I have to admit, this has been my most challenging week, both mentally and physically. I had great hopes that it would not, especially with all that I did on chemo day but, alas,

I wanted to give everyone a quick update on this week’s chemo treatment. Also, it appears that some of my hockey buddies try to read up before my Thursday game to see where I am at

Yesterday was the two month mark for my treatments. Hard to believe I am at this point already. It just seems like it was not too long ago that I started and now I am

I am still recovering from a very busy weekend. I know that I did way too much but it was all for a good cause. I did have the energy to do most of it so

Today, I finally got around to emptying the garage of all my empty beer and wine bottles. Ironically, I had started packing them up the week leading into my party to get them ready for

As you know, Geneviève is on her way to Knoxville, TN today for her Destination Imagination competition. Her plans for today are to do a full school day and then leave on a bus to

Before I start this week’s post, I wanted to provide you with my horoscope from the paper last Friday. Not only was it the day of my surprise party but it was also a Friday

I realize that my posts have been more sporadic lately. I want to think it is because my life has become more normal lately compared to the chaos it has been over the last few

Sorry it has been a little while since my last post. My motivation this week has been lower which may also coincide with my energy levels. I believe that I may have tried to do

To start off with this week’s post, it has been about a week since I went with the  Kojak look. I have learned a few things I was never aware of before. I do not

P.O.D – Boom – 2001 I received a surprising phone call yesterday. It was from my cardiologist’s office and they were calling to remind me of my upcoming appointment. With everything that has been going

This week has been all about good news. It all started on Monday when MA saw her Orthopedic surgeon. It had been a little more than two weeks since her accident and surgery. Unfortunately, I

I have four things that I can make official now: I still have my hair. This is both a good thing and a bad thing. The good news is that I still look like myself. I