Do you believe in miracles? I do. Mysteriously, I have been inside a miracle for the last year. I don't understand why. In that time, two dear friends who also received a cancer diagnosis, succumbed to this monster. Their families grieve. Thousands more who I don't know were also taken, even though they and their families fretted and prayed and hoped. Perhaps there was a miracle hidden in their tragedy. Perhaps not. Still, I believe in miracles. I believe in them but I don't understand them. I suppose that is what makes them miraculous. This morning (Nov 15), I reflect on the fact that exactly one year ago, a small bag of stem cells was transfused into my body. It was a body that had been prepped by 6 months of chemotherapy and by a mega-dose of a drug that in essence wiped out my bone marrow and rendered my immune system useless. I still shake my head when I think about the idea that somehow those immature cells that were...
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.