Tag: chronic lymphocytic leukemia

The epic story of Frank’s Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia diagnosis and his continuing to thrive in remission thanks to breakthrough treatments…

Fast forward to a place that allows me to continue this long, painful chapter with sincere words of encouragement…

Imagine trying to function with two tubes penetrating your lower back…

Turns out that my left ureter was so compressed by my swollen lymph nodes that they couldn’t install the stent.

There are no words big enough to describe the pain…

In short order, thanks to the compassion and expertise of my oncology team…

This can’t be right. I need to call my oncologist’s office to see what’s what…

Rewind to that very first dose of Acalabrutinib in mid-October 2020…

“Right proximal humeral diaphyseal spiculated sclerotic focus 1.2 cm with intense FDG avidity.”

One of the great joys of doing any medical test is that it sometimes finds things it wasn’t even looking for…