tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86555085572638914172024-03-13T13:58:57.756-07:00Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. One team gives its all to beat Hodgkins LymphomaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-64564919622701057842014-09-18T13:32:00.001-07:002014-09-18T13:32:21.640-07:00LLS Light the Night Walk 2014Greetings Friends :)<div><br></div><div>Team Invictus will once again be lighting up the skies of San Francisco next week as we participate in this year's LLS Light the Night Walk. If you would like to join us or donate, please visit our team page here</div><div>pages.lightthenight.org/gba/SanFran14/TeamInvictus</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated!!!!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-16510470619342336332014-09-04T17:32:00.001-07:002014-09-04T17:32:15.990-07:00Aloha!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Nicholas and I just returned from a fabulous and blissful week in Kona with Nana and Uncle Brendan and Uncle David. It was a near perfect vacation; the only deficiency was Daddy's absence. We swam, we ate, we relaxed....</div>
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Thank you so much to all who made this trip possible! It was totally reinvigorating and so good for all of us.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One day Nicholas got to tie die a t-shirt for himself, just like Teddy's!!</td></tr>
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Today I received my first <a href="http://my.clevelandclinic.org/services/photopheresis/hic_photopheresis.aspx" target="_blank">photopheresis</a> treatment in an effort to control my graft vs host disease and get me off steroids. The simple explanation of how this therapy works is that certain white cells are separated out of my blood through a centrifuge, and then exposed to UV light and put back in my blood. The hope is that this will suppress these cells' (bad) reaction to the foreign environment (me) that they are in. It's a painless procedure (they <i>saaaay</i>), except that I'm stuck with one ENORMOUS and another <i>not</i>-<i>as</i>-ENORMOUS IV needle to make this treatment happen. </div>
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This was actually my second attempt at the procedure....the first one, which took place two weeks ago, was a bust when my blood pressure dropped to 70/50 within the first 10 minutes and they had to abandon the treatment. All went well today, however, and I actually got a great nap in!</div>
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I'll be receiving photopheresis twice a week (for a few hours at a time) every other week for quite some time. Hopefully, we'll be doing this for about a year (I only say "hopefully" because that would mean that the treatment is having a positive effect. If it doesn't work, we'll know in about 4-5 months). However, the photo nurses are really fun to hang out with. And, the Hematology dept has just moved to a totally remodeled floor that is so much better! There are views! and tvs in the rooms/at the chairs! and a coffee machine! </div>
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On another note, I gave Nic a little haircut over the weekend. He was really resistant to going again to Daddy's place, so I took matters into my own hands. I really just trimmed up the sides and neck. And then I followed him around for the next couple days snipping more and more :)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-75306731361506601592014-07-28T14:19:00.000-07:002014-07-28T14:19:19.787-07:00Mommy timeNicholas has been a little delayed in receiving some of his vaccines since I'm immunocompromised (and some vaccines contain a little of the live virus....= risky for me). In preparation for preschool in September, and in an effort to be an upstanding member of society, he finally received his MMR vaccine just over a week ago. To be cautious, I had to be away from him for a week. So I went on vacation.<br />
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Nicholas was, understandably, a little upset that he couldn't go on vacation too (after all, we had just gone on one to AZ). But he eventually seemed to accept that this was just a "mommy trip." I went to my parents' place in Gig Harbor, WA, and was joined by my mom. Here are some pics....<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-63855087617609496572014-07-10T14:53:00.002-07:002014-07-10T14:53:27.870-07:00I'm the proud new owner of a set of.....<a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dry-eyes/multimedia/punctal-plugs/img-20007894" target="_blank">Punctal plugs</a>! These tiny silicone plugs were placed into my tear ducts yesterday in hopes of relieving some of my dry eye symptoms (a common side-effect of stem cell transplants). It took less than a minute, and was painless (no needles!), yet nevertheless made me woozy :) Anyway, I'm still waiting to fully evaluate them.<br />
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Nicholas and I went to Arizona last week to visit Nanny, Grandy, and Aunt Whitney. We also drove down to Tucson one day to visit Auntie Susan and Uncle Don! Other than that, our days were filled with lunches out, swimming, splashing, cooking and playing!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-11645449156989653922014-06-16T08:44:00.001-07:002014-06-16T08:44:50.034-07:00Nico's NibblesNicholas definitely shares Daddy's love of the kitchen. He recently wrapped up a 10 week cooking class at Peekadoodle that he really enjoyed, so now I try to do some sort of cooking/baking project with him once in a while. He especially loves making cookies (I buy prepackaged dough that he can "cut" and "make" all by himself....I actually highly recommend Immaculate Baking Co. dough!). He also recently discovered the SEVENTEEN jars of sprinkles in our pantry, and he has used each and every one of them during his endeavors!!<br />
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Nicholas and I also started SoccerTots on Friday mornings and within ten minutes he reported, "Mommy, I LOB ("love") soccer!!!" We play on the Marina Green with views of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge.....we are lucky :) </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-51782820495680505742014-04-21T10:15:00.000-07:002014-04-21T10:15:18.880-07:00"It's not you, it's me"This last period of blogging inactivity has been the result of lots of different factors! In March, we transitioned from a full-time nanny to a part-time one, so my Director of Household Operations role has expanded to include more childcare duties :) Nicholas has also started a drop-off preschool prep program for 3 hours on Monday mornings. Concurrently, I developed a GVHD relapse (likely a result of finally getting off an immunosuppressant in February), which, over time, led to a pretty debilitating situation for me. My joints ached and I was so fatigued, and it kept getting worse. Finally, on Friday I started Prednisone, which will be a "wham-bam" fix to the issue. So now I'm bouncing off the walls and was back in action in time for Easter weekend!<br />
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On Saturday, we went to the annual Bunny Party at Peekadoodle. <br />
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Aunt Rara came to visit us all the way from NY for 9 days! We had great fun visiting supermarkets, grocery stores, gourmet markets, and restaurants. No time for museums with so many stores here!<br />
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Cristina's last day with us was last Friday. We're sorry to see her go, but Nicholas will still hang out with her on a weekend day occasionally. Nicholas and Carson now have a new nanny named Tania on Tuesdays and Thursday, who is wonderful. She's a former preschool teacher and perfect for this phase of their lives. Nicholas will be in a preschool prep program on Mondays and Wednesdays part-time, and I'll be a mommy the rest of the time! Big changes but it'll be fun (and challenging) to be with Nicholas more. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-88024177673030065302014-01-28T10:04:00.001-08:002014-01-28T10:23:53.455-08:00Suggested ReadingI like to follow a blog called "A Cup Of Jo". Today she posted a link to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/opinion/sunday/how-long-have-i-got-left.html?_r=0" target="_blank">this article</a>. It's beautiful, and heartbreaking, and just....so....complicated.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-87363429779752494152013-12-05T18:17:00.000-08:002013-12-05T18:17:23.161-08:00OopsiesThat was a really long gap between posts.<br />
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But we were sick. Nicholas and I got sick on the very same day with an upper respiratory illness. He got better after a few days and I ended up in the ICU for a week. Then Jonathan got sick and couldn't visit! It's been a long recovery but I'm feeling more energetic each day.<br />
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I've also started up treatment again for my Lymphoma because a couple new spots appeared on my last scan (in late October). I'm back on the antibody drug Brentuximab, which is an infusion every three weeks with very little side effects. I've had two doses so far and am doing well :) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nicholas got a green ribbon because he can now swim at least 6 feet on his own!</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-83026280738784292772013-11-03T12:14:00.000-08:002013-11-03T12:14:51.867-08:00Trick or Treat!Nicholas was his favorite superhero for Halloween, a fireman! I crafted a fire truck out of a cardboard box which he gladly wore (and even added his own siren for effect!). In the morning, we went trick or treating on Chestnut Street, where the local merchants line the sidewalks with bowls of candy and hundreds of toddlers march along gathering their goodies. While the morning activity was certainly enough to fulfill any Halloween needs of a 2 year old, I wanted Nicholas to get the nighttime experience too. So we went to nearby Sea Cliff and went to a dozen or so houses....most of which were on hills and had quite a few stairs, which is hard enough for a little kid, let alone one wearing a box! <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-60543320461468163982013-10-31T13:27:00.001-07:002013-10-31T13:27:03.709-07:00Oh for Pete's Sake.I had a scan last week which has revealed a couple new areas of disease in my chest and neck. This is a real bummer. I'll be going back on Brentuximab (aka SGN 35, Adcetris) infusions which I had prior to and post transplant. I responded well to the drug after transplant before (my residual disease disappeared prior to the graft really completely taking effect), so there is no reason to think that won't happen again. The infusions are every 3 weeks for about 45 minutes (which means about a 3 hour office visit), and the side effects are very minimal -- I'll probably experience some neuropathy (numbness) in my fingertips as I did before, and perhaps some fatigue, but that should be it. I'm also being tapered off the immunosuppressant really quickly and am now totally off the steroid in order to allow the graft-vs-lymphoma effect to work to its fullest.<br />
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Nicholas had an olympic moment in the pool today! Check out our little fishy....</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-68466794086948189152013-10-10T00:01:00.000-07:002013-10-10T00:01:00.662-07:00Day +365<a href="http://butternutblogger.blogspot.com/2012/10/erase-me_10.html" target="_blank">One year ago today</a>, October 10th, I got my new immune system! It's my 1st second birthday :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-75823492635164405072013-09-29T07:22:00.000-07:002013-09-29T07:22:55.391-07:00NicStatsNicholas had his 2 year old doctor's visit on Friday. He is:<br />
32 lbs (95%)<br />
37 in (98%)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not happy from the get-go......</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Said "no" approximately 432 times during the 10 minute appointment....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting a pep talk from Cristina on all the things the doctor will look at.....</td></tr>
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On a separate note, I received an email on Friday from a woman named Heather Von St. James. Her daughter was 3 1/2 months old when she was diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a disease caused by asbestos exposure, which she was unknowingly exposed to as a child. In honor of national Mesothelioma day last week, and as an inspiration to others, I've posted a link to her story <a href="http://www.mesothelioma.com/heather/awareness/#.Ukg3aWRgZvY" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-82647772662346697852013-09-27T10:35:00.002-07:002013-09-27T10:35:36.978-07:00Crafty Shirt v. 3.0I painted another shirt for Nicholas!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-47694589474871304942013-09-20T11:37:00.000-07:002013-09-20T11:37:41.726-07:00Nicholas is 2!We celebrated Nicholas' 2nd birthday last weekend when family was in town for the walk! There were lots of balloons, sugar, and presents! His actual birthday is tomorrow, 9/21, but he "turned" two a month or so ago, when he started saying "no no no," having tantrums, and having an opinion on <i>everything</i>....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same banner from last year, just a new number!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a great idea....wrapping paper as a table runner! It actually covered most of the table, was attractive, and cheap!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made Nic this festive fire truck shirt using freezer paper, sponge brushes, and fabric paint. Super easy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching all these weird adults singing to him :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the top right corner of the cake....Prior to blowing out the candle, Nicholas tried to take a chunk of cake with his hand. I am sure he thought it wasn't real, after all, he's never seen such a thing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nicholas' big birthday gift from Grandy (who also happens to own a mini for grown-ups!). He was in awe. And even when it's just sitting in our garage, N loves to just open and close the doors and get in and out!</td></tr>
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Nicholas would also like to send a shout out to Miss Hannah Martin, whose birthday is 5 days after his. Let's hear it for the two year olds! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-52911418791332705472013-09-19T08:40:00.002-07:002013-09-19T08:40:43.923-07:00Light the Night Recap: Part 2The Light the Night Walk started with a VIP reception in the Giants' dugout that Jonathan and I were invited to attend. It was VERY cool to be there. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After the reception, we headed back to our tent, where our team was gathering.....<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Thank you to all of our supporters who very generously donated to the LLS. We've raised almost $5500 (a top ten team!) and sincerely, every penny counts. One of the newest treatments to the Hodgkins game is a drug called Brentuximaub--a therapy I received prior and post-transplant--and some of the research/trials prior to its approval the were funded by the LLS. Because of donations like yours, I was able to participate in this walk! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-68535377867475577432013-09-18T08:45:00.000-07:002013-09-18T08:45:39.259-07:00Light the Night Recap: Part 1After months of anticipation, last night was the Light the Night Walk! As the Honored Hero, I had to give a 3 minute speech right before all the walkers headed off. Jonathan and Nicholas joined me on stage. My speech is below!<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hi everyone! I am Caitlin Mullinix and this is my husband, Jonathan, and our son, Nicholas. Nicholas will turn 2 years old this weekend. And I am so lucky to be here to celebrate, because he was only 4 weeks old when I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I went from pregnant and glowing to tremendously ill quite quickly. The early days at home with Nicholas were full of the typical baby-related challenges, as we had expected. But things didn’t get easier as the days passed. I experienced what I thought were post-partum symptoms and possible complications from my c-section….fevers, night sweats, shortness of breath. And boy, was I tired. But I had a newborn, and I figured, “so this is what everyone is talking about!” </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After several visits with my OB, my symptoms eventually landed me in the emergency room. A battery of tests ensued, which revealed an enormous mass in my chest. No wonder it was so hard to breathe when baby Nicholas rested on my chest. The mass was biopsied immediately, but the procedure was too stressful for my already strained system. I wasn’t breathing well during biopsy, so I was placed on a ventilator and stayed in the ICU for a week.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Doctors began chemo immediately – my first treatment actually took place when I was asleep under the power of the ventilator. When I woke up, reality sunk in. I had cancer. What a frightening word. Cancer is something that happens to other people, not to me. I was only 32. I had a new baby that needed me. I had to return to work. I had plans. This was not my plan. But, everyone emphasized that this was a good cancer to get. It was highly treatable. I’d be free of it in a short period of time and would be able to move on with my plans. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the next 6 months, I underwent the standard chemotherapy treatment for my disease. Maternity leave from work became disability leave. Family and friends came from all parts of the world to take care of me, and my husband, and baby Nicholas. The switch from doing the caring to being cared for was emotionally very difficult. I was supposed to be the nurturing one. For nine months, I had been “becoming” a mom. Now, I was back in the arms of my own mom. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After six months of standard chemotherapy, it became clear that my disease was unusually aggressive. It turns out that my Hodgkin’s wasn’t the easy kind to get rid of. During the next six months, my excellent team of physicians attempted three more chemo regimens in an effort to reduce the amount of disease in my body, but nothing proved to be “the cure.”</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally, in October of last year, I had a stem cell transplant at UCSF. My younger sister was a perfect match and donated her stem cells to me. I am so happy to say that the transplant was successful. Approximately 6 months after the transplant, the graft started working and her healthy cells starting killing the wicked Lymphoma ones in my body. By the beginning of the summer, scans revealed that all those previous areas of disease that had been so resistant to chemo were now gone! </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This last year since transplant has been one of recovery. I was in the hospital for a month during the transplant, and after being released, I was under house arrest for a few months. My immune system was as fresh as a newborn’s and the exposure to germs in the outside world was just too risky. I have experienced a range of side effects from the transplant and medications and graft-vs-host disease. Also, there were two little diseased nodes in my lung that my sister's cells just couldn't get to that were surgically removed two weeks ago. Which means that today, as I speak with you, I am officially cancer-free. I am finally seeing a light at the end of this long, crooked tunnel. So, this weekend we are not only celebrating Nicholas' big day but also my remission!</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Facing cancer opened my family’s eyes to the fact that it can really happen to anyone—even when you are 32. When you are healthy, cancer is just something that you hear about, read about, and see in movies. But when you yourself get sick, you find out that cancer actually all around. Although I may be in remission, our fear of cancer will never fade away. Until there is a cure, there will always be uncertainty that the cancer will return. For everyone who may be touched by blood cancers, the research enabled by events like Light the Night is essential to eliminating this uncertainty. The funds we've raised will hopefully mean that a cure will quickly be a reality. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Cambria; line-height: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="color: #343434; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; line-height: 28px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you to the LLS and all of its generous supporters for the help in finding therapies that saved my life. Because of you, I am here to celebrate.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-47878487560252946122013-09-16T20:08:00.000-07:002013-09-16T20:09:01.605-07:00The Beginning of the Birthday Week....We went to dinner at Benihana on Saturday night to start a week-long celebration of Nicholas' 2nd birthday. He had lots of fun, especially because he could spend half of the meal under/circling the table, and it was so noisy and busy in there that nobody gives a hoot!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-76633028790230565302013-09-11T09:07:00.001-07:002013-09-11T09:07:23.677-07:00So long, farewell..........those stupid nodes can go to hell! <br />
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My surgery has come and gone, the nodes were removed from my lung tissue, and I kind of sort of see a very dim light at the end of this crooked tunnel. This surgery was pretty major and went very well. Recovery has been painful, but each day gets better. I was in the hospital a little longer than anticipated due to low oxygen saturation levels, which was fine with me because I got one more day of toddler-free rest. The nodes preliminarily indicate Hodgkins disease, which is fine (not good, not bad), because they are gone now. That means that I am totally, 100% disease-free at the moment. I'll have another scan in 6-8 weeks and until then I think I might try to craft a Halloween costume for Nic :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655508557263891417.post-64018395432154496192013-09-03T12:12:00.001-07:002013-09-03T12:12:26.730-07:00Back to lifeWe're back home from paradise. We were all sad to leave Uncle Brendan and Uncle David's <a href="http://www.villasofdistinction.com/process/assets/images/9557/03-greatroomnight_gallery-alt.jpg" target="_blank">exquisite condo</a> and the stunning blue waters that surround Kona. <br />
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But we're back to reality. Summer has arrived in SF and Nicholas is out at the park with Cristina and his new share-care buddy, Carson. Jonathan's at his new job (his first day on his own!). And tomorrow I go to UCSF for surgery....a thoracic surgeon will remove the two nodules that have been occupying my left lung for several months. It's a two hour procedure and then I'll be in the hospital for a couple/few days. <br />
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By the way, the Light the Night walk is two weeks from today! If you'd like to join us, please don't forget to sign up for the team <a href="http://pages.lightthenight.org/gba/SanFran13/invictus" target="_blank">here</a>. No fundraising is required, but we are more than halfway to our goal of $5000 thanks to the very generous donations of our many supporters. Thank you thank you thank you! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02149724099402583490noreply@blogger.com1