I seemed to sail through 2020 unscathed. My business was doing fine, my health was good and I wasn’t catching any illnesses, and spending more time at home allowed me to get some things done. This year has been a different story. I got the wonderful news from my...
Your immune system helps to protect you against “invaders” of many kinds. Think of it as your body’s military. There are different branches of the military – Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard – that each perform and operate differently but the...
Somehow, some way, when I was told I had Stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma, a switch went on in my brain and I told myself that I will do whatever I have to do to get rid of it and move on with my life. I did (almost) everything I needed to do to get through the treatments...
I had some of the most toxic chemotherapy one could have to rid myself of Mantle Cell Lymphoma in 2015. Seven of the most brutal drugs infused into me with significant side effects attached, not to mention other medications and treatments. I walked away from that...
I take supplements “in addition to” a healthy-plant-based diet. I take a lot of them. Because I have had intense chemotherapy, I have had to mitigate damage to my normal healthy cells that can be caused by chemo going after the cancer cells to prevent as much...
My semi-annual checkup with my oncologist was January 4th. A fun way to start the new year! Not. These visits are probably the hardest thing I have to do in my current life. A month prior – I had blood drawn for a special cancer marker test that takes several weeks to...
