Friday May 24th, 2013
Thank you for following me along this far in my fight with
cancer. Thank you for all the wisdom that you’ve shared, thank you for all of
your prayers and cards. Most of all Thank you Team Tarallo for all of your
support!
Well this is it. I’m starting my second cycle of chemo
today. Got the Dr. at 10:15 this morning, do some blood work and see what the
results are. My Neutrophil levels were a bit low and my Platelets
were also low which in turn I wasn’t able to fight off infection. I respect
Team MGH’s decision not to up my chemo dosage because the results could have
caused more harm than good. Maybe I’ll have better luck next cycle.
Everyone here raves about Dr. Hochberg and after being one
of his patients I can understand why.
My second round with Rituximab
went without a hitch. This time around I have the PICC in my left arm and for
the next cycle I’ll have the PICC in my right arm again.
It is again a truly humbling experience sharing the same
space with the other cancer patients here. Sometimes, just to witness the brute
strength it takes to move a few feet at a time before a rest is needed brings a
tear to my eye and puts strength in my heart.
I’ll be able to put my game plan to the test tomorrow. As
for now I’m going to walk another mile and see Dr. Ativan and go to bed
