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Challenge AC Profile
The folks at Challenge Atlantic City were very nice in recognizing me in their "Profiles of Courage". The Challange Family rocks and I am very excited to be racing this event in my back yard of Atlantic City New Jersey.
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Rituxan & Decadron CLL Treatment Take 1 (again)
As some of you may know, I was in for another round of treatment yesterday to take care of a little flare up of my chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The plan is to knock it back with a handful of single day doses of Rituxan and decadron. These treatments will be spaced a month apart and [...]
Also posted in leukemia & lymphoma society, survivor, team in training Tagged chronic lymphocytic leukemia, leukemia & lymphoma society, rituxan, team in training Comments closed
Health Check
I just wanted to give everyone a quick health update so you all get the same message at the same time. The back story is that I had routine blood work and a CT scan done over the last couple of weeks. My blood work showed an elevated white count with a higher concentration of [...]
Also posted in survivor Tagged chronic lymphocytic leukemia, leukemia & lymphoma society Comments closed
New Drug May Be Best Treatment for Leukemia Yet
(TIME.com) — It’s called ibrutinib, and it’s a potential breakthrough in treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that could leave patients with fewer side effects than chemotherapy.
In research published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), scientists report that the experimental drug, which differs from broadly acting chemotherapy agents by specifically targeting certain cancer-causing processes, [...]
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Living Strong
Last night I had the honor of addressing a roomful of cancer survivors at our local LIVESTRONG YMCA. I have been a member of this Y for about 20 years and a board member for another 6 or so. Given that I am also a leukemia survivor, I am always excited to meet, greet, and [...]
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Perfectly Flawed
I don’t need perfect. I don’t even like perfect. Perfection scares me because I know that if one experiences or witnesses perfection, its sustainability is improbable at best and more likely impossible…. If it even existed in the first place. Sure we all use the word pretty freely to describe some incredibly favorable and positive … [...]
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Two Oceans Ultra Marathon – Part 1
In 2012 I felt like my race calendar was getting a little stagnant. I still loved what I was doing but some of the races I was doing were starting to feel like just another day at the office. I have raced 11 ironman triathlons and 20 marathons and God knows how many shorter course events – and I love those distances and races. But I was searching for something different, or bigger, or just “more”.
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Happiness Is…
I am happy to report that I had an oncology follow up appointment this past Friday....
Also posted in health & fitness, racing, running, survivor Tagged chronic lymphocytic leukemia, oncology, remission, two oceans ultra marathon Comments closed
South Africa, Two Oceans Interview
I was recently contacted by Kolosa Vuso with the South African marketing firm Tenfour Media to answer a few questions regarding my participation in the upcoming Two Oceans Ultra Marathon in Cape Town South Africa. The timing was quite ironic because I was just starting to contemplate a blog post on this very topic. I’m not [...]
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New York City 26.2 Here We Come