Captain Guy Smith
We recently attended a ceremony where our son, firefighter Guy Smith, officially received his title of Captain. He was promoted to full captain a year ago and has now completed his probationary period. He (Read More)
Author: Jim
My firefighter son climbs for leukemia
I just learned my son is doing a fund raiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in my name. It is best said in his own words which he posted on Facebook: I am (Read More)
Very good news
I just received some good news regarding recent tests. Back on my post of February 7th, 2014, I talked about upcoming blood tests. The results are in now and the news is good. If (Read More)
Daily life requires a bit more planning now
I like to keep this blog as upbeat as I can because I sincerely believe you can have a life outside of leukemia even when it starts narrowing your options. The dizzies are back. (Read More)
Back on the drums
Hi all. Yesterday I was kinda tired. But today is great. I’m trying to get my chops back so I can play with a band again. I used to be in a Christian band (Read More)
More fun
They’re giving me more blood tests. The doctor was deciding between doing a bone marrow biopsy or the blood tests. Thankfully he chose the tests, blood draws are a lot less painful than the (Read More)
Letting go to enjoy more
I dropped all my photography work. I quit doing real estate photography awhile back. But I had planned on keeping my interior design clients because they pay more. One called just a few days (Read More)
My Wife
After my oncologist appointment today, I had a great talk with my wife at Dairy Queen of all places. Seems we talk more when we’re not home… go figure. Anyway, I’ve been slowing down (Read More)
My daughter
Today is my daughter’s birthday. I got to spend most of the day with her from 9:30am to 4:00pm. Just the two of us. We went to a movie, ate lunch, and stopped by (Read More)
Lab results for January 2014
I just got my blood test back. Good news. It has dropped a little to 59.1. That’s not much, but I’ll take what I can get. It is too soon to tell if the (Read More)
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