Chemo Day 10 Update

The last day of my first cycle. I can't believe how quickly it went by. 

When I had Cancer ten years ago and had treatment in Houston, it was completely different. I went to a private cancer clinic, which meant that they didn't take health Insurance and I had to pay personally, then submit to my health provider for reimbursement. The provider would then pay a fraction of the bill. I had a private room with a television and a VCR. I would receive Chemo on a 15 day cycle. On day's 4-15 I would come in for maintenance chemicals so I never felt bad. I would go out to lunch or dinner with my doctor and his family at least once or twice a week. There wasn't any doubt that I'd survive. I always knew I had a 1 out of 3 chance to get Leukemia after my non-Hodgkins Lymphoma — It was just a question of when, not if, so this wasn't a surprise.

This time it's is a totally different experience. Last time, I had a very curable cancer. I always knew I'd survive. This time I have a form of cancer that has never been cured . I'm trying three out-of-the-box treatment's that have never been tried before. The goal of these treatments is not to cure me, but to put me into remission. While I’m in remission, they hope that they can find a cure. 

Over the last several years my friend's Gilbert Chagoury and his wife Rosie have included me in a number of events for St Jude’s, and I have visited the hospital twice. If you ever get the dance, try to go to this wonderful children's Hospil and see the hundreds of young children fighting to stay alive. When you see that, it's impossible to feel bad for yourself. All of us with cancer are on the battlefield trying to find a cure. Every day they make new strides in the fight to cure Cancer. They've come a long way but there still is long way to go.