I have written three pieces since my last post on this blog. I have posted zero of them. It's not that the writing is any worse than usual. Nor is it that I have been too busy to do the final revisions. The reason is a classic Good-News/Bad-News story. I'll start with the good news. I am well! Though we are considerably past the expected efficacy of the current treatment protocol (we are at 21 months versus an expected 11.3 months), I am still in remission and feeling good. We have been blessed with many laughter-filled family times this summer despite the fact that we expected the summer of '25 to be different. Since I am a person who processes this journey in part through writing, less blogging generally means things are good for me. #Thankful. That's the good news. Now for the bad news: the list of people I know or have worked with who have recently begun their cancer journey or who have lost their battle with cancer is getting longer. These are people whose diagnos...
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.