May 2017 blood test results
My May 2017 blood test results are in. My White Blood Cell and Lymphocyte counts are down. That’s good news. I was getting concerned that the “plateau” I’ve been on since 2013 was giving (Read More)
Category: Me and Leuk
Big Climb 2017 for leukemia research. Whew! We did it!
We did it! Last Sunday (3-26-17) My son and I scaled the Columbia Tower in Seattle to raise money for leukemia research – 69 floors, 1,311 steps straight up. I foolishly hadn’t trained at (Read More)
February 2017 blood tests
It’s time again for my lab work. I was worried this time because I’ve been tired. I normally do the test every three months but I’ve had a cold on and off and I (Read More)
Of life and death
My cousin came just moments away from dying last week. She has R.A. which requires her to take regular shots of a medicine that lowers her immune system. Her choice is to risk infection (Read More)
Snowy thoughts
Not feeling too hot today but I’m not letting it get me down. The snow is wet and thick outside. It’s pretty and I’m enjoying it because I don’t have to go anywhere. Still, (Read More)
Leukemia not bugging me today, yay!
Feeling great today. Designed a business card for my son’s electrical business and am now about to do some writing. It’s a relatively warm day for winter. The sun is shining through the clouds (Read More)
Still “functioning within normal parameters”
Now that my daughter’s family has moved into their new home (they stayed with us for a year and a half while their house was being built) we are moving our stuff back in (Read More)
Climbing to beat Leuk
Well, I’m going for it again. I will be participating in the 31st Annual Big Climb on Sunday, March 26th. I’ve started my fundraising a little late this year and have only until March (Read More)
Whew! At the gym again
I started exercising yesterday. I actually went to the gym. Imagine that! It has been a long time and my sore muscles prove it. But I have to get back into some semblance of (Read More)
Tears of love
My daughter, her husband, and their two children moved in with us while their new house was being built. This physical closeness (there were six of us in a very small house!) gave us (Read More)
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