One year ago. May 16, 2018: "A bone marrow biopsy will confirm it, but your test results thus far make us 95% certain you have a blood cancer called multiple myeloma." How do you celebrate the one year anniversary of hearing those words? You don't. You acknowledge and you reflect. In your reflection, you find grief and loss. Loss of health, loss of the work so loved, loss of long bike rides with your spouse and golf games with friends. You reflect, and grieve the knowledge that your damaged body doesn't allow you to be the jump-on-the-trampoline or wrestle-on-the-floor grandpa. The grief reaches deep into present life and into the life you had envisioned in the future. But it isn't all loss and grief. Not even close! Reflecting on the past year brings you to places of deep, powerful love. Love from Kathy who was (and is) unwavering in living her wedding vows, " in sickness and in health." Unconditional love from children a...
Brian’s diagnosis of Multiple Myeloma was in May 2018. The initial treatment was a stem cell transplant. After 30 months there was a relapse, followed by chemo, another relapse, new chemo and yet another relapse. In January 2024, the 4th treatment began. Brian currently gets weekly injections of an immunotherapy drug. Sometimes we keep the faith and sometimes we need family and friends around us to keep the faith for us. This blog is about enabling us all to be kept in the faith.