Tag Archives: chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Happy Anniversary

By Steve | Published: February 24, 2010
So, today is the day. I was diagnosed with leukemia on this day ….February 24th, 2006. While this anniversary isn’t exactly a cause to celebrate, it is a day of reflection, and a day to show appreciation of many people… and things. I’ll save the real celebration for May 24th (2006) which marks my anniversary date of reaching remission.
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Check 1-2-3

By Steve | Published: October 1, 2009
Just a quick note to let everyone know that yesterday I had my semi annual check in with my oncologoist. Although this is typically a quick in-and-out appointment, it is one that causes a little bit of anxiety for me.
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Words You Long to Hear

By Steve | Published: July 10, 2009
Just wanted to share one small blurb of an email that I received not too long ago from a friend who was recently diagnosed. These are words that every patient lives to be able to say.
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My Cause and Thank You

By Steve | Published: June 17, 2009
Last night I was honored by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as their Team in Training "Volunteer of the Year". I have to say that the concept of receiving this award completely took my breath away. For many years I have been a big advocate of tying athletics with charitable causes. I have done events like the American Cancer Society’s and the MS rides for years. They started out simply as fun and cool ways to do events.
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Why I Do What I Do

By Steve | Published: June 1, 2009
I am conviced that there are so many "reasons" for my leukemia diagnosis and more importantly, there are reasons that have drivien me to do the things that I have done as a result of my diagnosis. I may not always know what those reasons are, but the people that I have been able to connect with are too many to mention or even count. I wanted to take a minute and share just a couple of examples of people who have found me or stumbled upon me
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Leukemia Lessons Learned

By Steve | Published: March 15, 2009
The top 10 lessons I have learned during my initial diagnosis, treatment and now remission (3 years) phases of my leukemia
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Keeping Demons at Your Back

By Steve | Published: March 2, 2009
When I was diagnosed my treatment protocol was one week of chemo then three weeks off. I repeated that for four treatment cycles initially and then had some maintenance treatments every six months for two years.
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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.
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