I'm Back!

It has been too long. I’ll openly admit to being in a funk for a few months. My uncle passed away. Father-in-law passed away. Both to cancer. Long Term Disability benefits were declined. My official employment termination will occur by the end of March. I haven’t had too much cotton candy or carousels recently.

Regardless let me get you caught up.

My health is decent. It isn’t great but decent. I have felt like crap for over a month and been fighting the flu for the past week. My white and overall blood counts are good. Red blood counts are stable. Platelets are low.

Kidney functions started looking funny, so my oncologists dropped my Lasix (fluid reducer) and once again increased my steroid regimen. Good news. I haven’t gained or lost any weight. My kidneys are normal again but an increase in steroids means an increased chance of infection and sickness, hence the flu.

The dual port, I once so heavily relied on for infusion of chemo and other various substances was removed. It wasn’t working properly and needed to be replaced or removed. I elected to remove it. Of course, on my first trip to clinic without the port and I almost pass out when the nurse is placing an IV line. I may not of liked it, but passing out stinks!

Let’s move outside of the medical world to something less meek shall we? Masonry is treating me well. I truly enjoy going to lodge and the fraternity. It could be a meeting night, weekend breakfast, or Mai Tai with the brothers on a Monday. I have met some amazing people and friends I hope to have for life. I, also, recently became a noble member of the Shrine.

I know many will roll their eyes at the thought of spiritual healing but I believe it works. In January, I passed my Reiki 2 attunement. I am involved with a small and fabulous group of practitioners. Your body is just a shell without the strength of your mind. I highly recommend Reiki and other spiritual healing exercises outside of just medicine and physical therapy.

Lastly and most importantly, I can’t forget my son. Gabriel grows so fast. He snaps the fingers on both his hands. He can almost beat me at video game bowling on the Wii. He loves to dance, sing, color, draw, and so much more. Unprompted, he tells me, “I love you, Daddy.” He is a gift to the myself and world.

I’m sure there are things I’m forgetting but there is always tomorrow. Be well!

~Cheers,
Adam