Tag Archives: crozer keystone

Who Knew

By Steve | Published: October 28, 2016
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is a very slow moving disease. So much so that people can be diagnosed in the very early stages but not need treatment for years. When I was diagnosed 10 years ago the disease could have been progressing for years prior to detection. One of the first questions that my doctor asked [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, running, survivor | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

2016 Chemo Round 4

By Steve | Published: October 12, 2016
I’m going to keep this update short and sweet because quite honestly, that’s how this round of treatment felt. Short, and sweet. Monday started with a checkup with my doc which went really well. My white count was a little low but that is to be expected at this stage of treatment. Given my incredible [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, motivation, training | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

2016 Chemo Round 3

By Steve | Published: September 13, 2016
For those of you keeping score at home…round 3 of chemo concluded today without any issues. My blood counts were good and I continue to both respond and tolerate treatment pretty well.  I haven’t slept yet since yesterday due to the beauty and curse of my favorite (said nobody ever) steroid decadron but sleeping is [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, motivation, running, survivor, team in training | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed

What’s New? Glad You Asked

By Steve | Published: September 7, 2016
Happy Blood Cancer Awareness month!! I haven’t posted in a little bit but that doesn’t mean life hasn’t been busy. Let me try to catch you up to speed with some recent news and happenings. First, as I’ve been actively writing and talking about, I commence with round three of chemo treatment on Monday and Tuesday, September [...]
Posted in cancer, charity, duathlon, health & fitness, ironman, leukemia & lymphoma society, motivation, racing, survivor, team in training, triathlon | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

It was a Good Day

By Steve | Published: August 30, 2016
It was a good day yesterday. It was a really good day. Starting with a great mid-cycle check up with my oncolodoc. Blood levels look good, lymph nodes are retreating, and I am tolerating treatment very well. I wish I could put his reaction in a bottle for future use. He was genuinely  happy and [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, survivor, team in training | Also tagged , , | Comments closed

2016 Chemo Round 2, Day 2

By Steve | Published: August 16, 2016
And BOOM, another round is in the books. I hit the rack pretty early last night after a full day of treatment and believe it or not actually got a little rest. I drifted off and on because the steroid decadron had me racing but I quieted myself enough to feel rested. Then bounced up [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, survivor, team in training | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

2016 Chemo Round 2, Day 1

By Steve | Published: August 15, 2016
Well day 1 of round 2 is in the books. It was another very long day and we needed to pause the treatment at one point for about 25 minutes because I developed an alergic reaction to the Rituxan. This exercise is more the rule than the exception with me but after a brief hiatus [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, motivation, survivor | Also tagged , , , | Comments closed

What a Difference a Run Makes

By Steve | Published: July 27, 2016
I can happily say that my mood shifted 180 degrees from yesterday. If you read yesterday’s post, that’s a good thing.  Since one of my treatment drugs (Bendeka) is new to me, I’m still learning what my typical rate of physical and emotional rebound will be. I’m one week post (round 1) treatment and feel [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, motivation, survivor | Also tagged , , , , | Comments closed

Battle Cry at the Park – It’s a Very Real Thing

By Steve | Published: July 22, 2016
I wanted to elaborate a little more on my cancer treatment hill climb and battle cry that you may have seen this week. There is definitely a meaningful history to that and I’m very happy that it’s grown into even more. The venue is the Veterans Memorial Park on Lawrence Road in Marple Township.  The [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, survivor | Also tagged , , | Comments closed

Neulasta Boost

By Steve | Published: July 21, 2016
Yesterday’s Neulasta booster shot went off without a hitch. If you are just joining our program, Neulasta is an injection given after a round of chemo to inject good, healthy, infection fighting white cells back into your system. This was given yesterday after receiving chemo on Monday and Tuesday of this week. One of the [...]
Posted in cancer, health & fitness, leukemia & lymphoma society, survivor | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed
Listen to internet radio with RemissionMan on Blog Talk Radio
"Be the change you wish to see in the world " - Gandhi
string(18) "/home/jw3x14i9m7i0"