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Speaking Engagements
As I continue to add 2019 races, events, and speaking engagements, I thought I would post this for reference. Click the link below and if I can be of any assistance to you or your organization, don’t hesitate to raise your hand!
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Team Relentless Hope
It’s been nearly 13 years since I was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Some people would have considered that diagnosis a curse.
I’m not some people.
My disease has opened more doors than it has closed and created more opportunities than it has robbed me of. And while I’ve needed to endure 54 rounds of chemo and [...]
The Power of Choice
Last night I was asked to say a few words at a wonderful community Prayer service. Below was the message I delivered .
The Power of Choice
When we first started these prayer services many months ago, as we all know, they were for my brother in law, Lefty Snyder. The intentions quickly grew to include me, [...]
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Dance with Me
Quick update for those keeping score at home. Today is day 13 on my new daily chemo ibrutinib and I continue to see amazing results with virtually no side effects. I also had my 2 week oncolodoc check in today and he was equally pleased. My blood work is responding exactly as it’s supposed to. [...]
Also posted in health & fitness Tagged blood cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cll, janssen pharmaceuticals, johnson & johnson, leukemia & lymphoma society, Lls, pharmacyclics, relentless, remission, survivor Comments closed
OCNJ 10 Miler & Ibrutinib
My first full week with my new oral chemo had me feeling good enough to jump into the Ocean City New Jersey 10 miler. And I felt beyond great.
It was just a perfect day with much to be thankful for. Especially my wife Mary Grace for always being ….. everything. I could never do what [...]
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Hope, Belief, Trust, and Science
For over 12 years I’ve lived with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. There is no cure for this chronic blood cancer today. When things go well, you strive to manage the disease and treat it with conventional therapies when symptoms become problematic. Remission is the perpetual goal. And for over 12 years, we’ve done just that. With [...]
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Day 5 with Ibrutinib
Well, I am most ecstatic to give this update on what is now day 5 of my new chemo drug, Ibrutinib. While proven to be quite effective, there are a number of possible side effects associated with this drug. The keyword for me so far is “possible” because I have felt little to zero side [...]
Also posted in survivor Tagged chronic lymphocytic leukemia, cll, ibrutinib, janssen pharmaceuticals, johnson & johnson, pharmacyclics, snow companies Comments closed
A New Chapter
For 12 years I’ve managed my CLL by reacting to flare ups and relapses with periodic chemo treatments using drugs like Bendeka, Fludara, and Rituxan, and megadoses of steroids like Decadron, Prednidone. That accounted for 54 rounds of toxic chemo and God only knows how many steroid cycles over those 12 years.
I experienced another flare [...]
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