Author Archives: Dave

Six Months Later…

Ahoy Crew, It’s been a long time with no updates, I hope this message finds everyone in good health and happiness. After finishing my last round of chemo 6 months ago and getting a clean PET scan I was set … Continue reading

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Life’s pretty good, and why wouldn’t it be? I’m a Pirate, after all…

Crew, As we pull back into home port I’d like to thank all of you for sharing this voyage with me. 6 months is a long time for our lives to be disrupted, though now at the tail end it … Continue reading

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The Final Cycle

Happy January all, A week and a half into the 6th cycle of chemo now, and this one has been especially difficult. One of the most challenging parts of the whole chemotherapy experience I feel is the repetitive nature of … Continue reading

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The Greatest Gift

Happy Holidays all, I know my posts are getting less frequent, the day to day chemo is really a steady state of boring and we have been quite busy for the last few weeks. We are getting close to the … Continue reading

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Happiness Only Real when Shared – Chris McCandless

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend all! It has been a busy two weeks since the last post. After Cousin Bobby sat with me through my third chemo session we’ve been traveling and seeing tons of family. First the Cancer stuff… The sessions … Continue reading

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Time flies through Cycle 2

Happy Saturday All, I know I haven’t posted in a while, that is a factor of actually going to work the last two weeks and feeling pretty good so having nothing really to report. However I wanted to update everyone … Continue reading

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Cruising into Cycle 2

Ahoy Crew, The winds have been steady and the seas favorable as we glide forward into Cycle 2. The infusion on Wednesday seemed quick and painless compared to the first cycle. I did not have any reaction to the Rituxan … Continue reading

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Bald is the new Black…

Happy Sunday all, The last 5 days have been interesting. With my command on the East Coast I’ve only needed to go into the office sporadically to send them some documents or other minor tasks so I’ve had plenty of … Continue reading

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Mother, Mother Ocean…

…I have heard your call. I’ve had a few good days now, haven’t had to take any medication at all since Friday morning. A little tired maybe, but it was a good weekend. After the unpredictability of the bone pain … Continue reading

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Adventures in ChemoLand, Today’s Episode: Nice to meet you Fatigue, my name is Dave

Happy Thursday all, Just over a week now since the chemotherapy infusion and I’ve gotten to explore some of the inconvenient side effects that come along with the treatment. Nausea was really the most prominent effect at first but in … Continue reading

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