A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Author's Note
I hope that this blog will inspire you and renew your resolve to overcome the fear, the pain, the overwhelming sense of dread that you may have found yourself in. If I can make you laugh, cry, or have some personal realization about your own situation, I will be incredibly pleased - for you.
"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass. It's about learning to dance in the rain." - unknown
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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This chronicles our 18 month long treatment experience with cancer, from diagnosis using Dave's Caring Bridge site as my "memory". Feel free to reach me and leave your comments and any questions you have. Like many things such as this, you become a member of a "club" - inspiring, encouraging, supporting and helping each other makes it tolerable and in a very strange way, fulfilling. You have all inspired me to remain optimistic and sane and I owe you so much and I sincerely wish you good luck on your journey.
Dave was treated for his Multiple Myeloma at University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas, at the Myeloma Institute. We began the week of Thanksgiving 2008 and completed everything September 2009. We are currently on a "maintenance therapy" at home of weekly Velcade infusions, Revlimid (continuous) and Dexamethasone weekly. He has worked full-time throughout.
Dave started in Stage II/III (conflicting opinions) and no organ compromise. He is considered, "low risk" and has no chromosome abnormalities or high risk tumor markers looked for in the gene array. His initial treatment was radiation for pain (lesions on the spine) and Thalidomide/Dex in which he got a VGPR after the 1st cycle. Early on in treatment at LR he was deemed and remains in Complete Remission (CR).
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