My Diagnosis

By Steve | Published: January 21, 2007
2005 had been a very rough year for our family. My father had become ill and spent 3 months in an intensive care unit, until we lost him in August of 2005. I spent just about every day at that hospital and became all too familiar with the hospital bistro meals, and the sights, sounds, and smells of an intensive care unit. A few months later, still grieving the loss of my dad, my mom was back in the same hospital for triple bypass and aortic valve replacement surgery. Being back in that hospital environment so soon after losing my father was not a pleasant experience for any of us. But we got through it, and after a few post operative complications, my mom returned home happy and healthy.

We were all eager to flip the calendar over to 2006 and start fresh. We needed a fresh start and we thought we were owed a break. At the same time, I was beginning to have some difficulty swallowing so I scheduled a few doctors’ appointments to try to determine the reason why I had been having throat issues. And that is where the problem began. What I thought was going to be a simple tonsillectomy, turned out to be a Leukemia diagnosis. Upon hearing the news, I did what most people do in that situation, I scratched my head, got depressed, and tried to figure out “Why me”?

But soon enough, the solution became clear to me. I knew what I needed to do. I needed to address the problem. Discuss my options. And fix the problem. I needed to do so with minimal impact to my family and loved ones. We could not afford another family crisis. I think I willed myself back to health because I just refused to have it any other way. I owed it to myself and to my loved ones. Fortunately, I was blessed with an amazing support crew who helped catapult me back to health.

 

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