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  • Peaks and valleys

    Well the first three days post my first 2-day cycle of chemo has come and gone with some peaks and valleys. The hardest was overnight Friday night until late Saturday night when my medication to prevent nausea started to wear off. I didn’t sleep much Friday night which likely didn’t help on Saturday either. I

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  • Initial Shakedown

    Well sleep came easy tonight with Aimee in my arms, one dog between my feet, and another squished long my side, as we’ve done almost every night we are together for the last 11 years. Unfortunately for me it also left quickly, courtesy of all the drugs, steroids, and fluids. Not an unexpected side effect

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  • May 26th, 2023. ‘Today is going to be a great day.’ Those are the words I plan on starting each morning with reminding myself that no matter how I might feel I can choose to make it a great day. As I have said before, ‘You can’t choose the path life puts in front of

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  • May 25th, 2023. Well today was day 1 of chemotherapy, and don’t worry there were no straws! I must say I slept really well last night and woke with an clear head. Took a walk with Aimee and the dogs to start before we headed out for my first appointment at 8am. Before I go

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  • May 24th, 2023. I was pretty excited about my doctor appointment today. ‘Excited’ and ‘doctor’ are not usually two words that go together in a sentence but given all my other appointments recently I expected this one to be easy peasy as I believed I was meeting with a nutritionist. I was hoping they were

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  • May 24th, 2023. Not a driving reference, but I couldn’t think of a better phrase that describes the last five weeks then this one from the incomparable voice of American ring announcer for boxing, Michael Buffer. During this short time I have had 12 doctors appointments (urologists, nutritionist & oncologists), a cystoscopy, a surgery on

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  • May 23rd, 2023. And much like that Mustang it can take a crazy turn and sometimes go off the road, just like my life did on April 7th 2023. This is my story. On Friday April 7th, 2023, two days after having completed my final 21 mile run in advance of the 2023 Boston Marathon,

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