Category: Me and Leuk

Me and Leuk: my journey with CLL leukemia

New Me and Leuk Podcast

Podcasts are growing in popularity, so I thought I should start one for Me and Leuk. If you’re not familiar with podcasts, they’re sort of like an online radio show. Now people can plug (Read More)

Me and Leuk is back

He’s baaaaaack!

Well, I’m back writing for this blog again. I’ve decided to stop writing for Blood-Cancer.com for a while. It’s been a good run and looking back I’m surprised to see how many articles I’ve (Read More)

Blood Test July 2021

Labs July 2021

I neglected to do blood tests for nearly a year. I had other things on my mind, like Covid! So here’s my latest labs done on July 2021. Numbers are looking good. They’re near (Read More)

Blood Test August 2020

Blood Test August 2020

I just got the results for my latest blood test done on August 24, 2020. The results are better than they’ve been since 2013. I usually have tests done every three months, but sometimes (Read More)

choosing a doctor

Choosing a doctor

My oncologist has retired so I’m choosing a new doctor. I only started with him last year. He had replaced my first doctor who, much to my pleasure, stopped doing work for my insurance (Read More)

Writer's Tools

New writing gig

A cool thing happened recently. I was approached by Heath Union to be a contributing writer for their Blood-Cancer.com site. They found this “Me and Leuk” blog, liked it, and decided to use my (Read More)

Blood test November 2018

Blood test not bad for leukemia

My latest blood test (November 2018) looks good. My red blood cell count is only slightly below normal and the platelets remain in the normal range. My white blood cell and lymphocyte counts are (Read More)

Tree House

Choosing life over luekemia

It’s been a while since I’ve written. The picture above explains why. We are building a “treehouse”. Actually its a combination pergola/treehouse: two decks with the top being the treehouse deck about 8 feet (Read More)