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Ann's Big Day by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Don't want to disappoint anyone, but Ann has the day off and your "guest" blogger for the day is me [Chris]. Wow, how long has it been since I blogged last? Friday, Ann ... Read on »

Goodbye April by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer March and April have been particularly difficult months for me. My sweet grandmother passed away April 15. Services were held in California, where my extended family lives. ... Read on »

Another 3 month checkup by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It's been 3 months since my last marathon day at MDAnderson, and since the length of my leash hasn't changed, it was time for another marathon day. The usual 5 hour long dr ... Read on »

Inching along by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Friends, I am still here and I have not abandoned the blog. Those who've been following along might remember the car accident from November. I only just got my car back from ... Read on »

When real life intrudes by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I've just finished the second week of my last semester and must now face a glaring truth: In 17 weeks, if all goes well I will graduate. This event has been 8 years in the m ... Read on »

3 little numbers by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I've recently come to realize that sets of 3 little numbers hold a great deal of power in my life. 3 little numbers when combined in the right order can occasionally fill me ... Read on »

MDA Recap by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I've been trying to write this post since last Thursday, but life and a mild case of writer's block have been conspiring against me. My most recent visit to MD Anderson invo ... Read on »

Shuffling along by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I took my last final of the semester this past Thursday and have spent the last 3 days blissfully doing nothing more intellectual than reading some pulp fiction for a book c ... Read on »

DNA wins by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer After a weekend of dealing with constant discomfort and pain, I decided to give my new internal medicine doctor a call. There is a grinding sensation in my spine and neck. ... Read on »

Applied physics by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer On Wednesday, November 16, I was in a 2 car wreck. The other driver was making a left turn into oncoming traffic without the right of way. My SUV smashed into his front pa ... Read on »

A little GvHD to go with my chemo brain by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It's been five and a half weeks since I last saw my transplant doctor and the rest of the team of specialists who work so hard to ensure I maintain a reasonable quality of l ... Read on »

37 by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer 36 has come and gone and with 37's arrival Wednesday I realized that things are getting easier. I don't mean that I've unlocked the secret to mastering new things, but that ... Read on »

Biopsy results by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer The biopsy results from my last visit to the dermatologist at MD Anderson have come in and it was nothing to be concerned about. Just a little cyst. Nothing predatory or c ... Read on »

Sharing the mystery by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer I was in Houston for 2 days last week and have been loathe to write about it. Before you become alarmed, it's not for the reasons that might have immediately occurred to yo ... Read on »

A heaping scoop of normal by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It finally happened. I am sick. After roaring through 2 semesters surrounded by students unscathed, I have finally succumbed. This past Wednesday, a classm ... Read on »

Three years on by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Three years ago, a complete stranger donated bone marrow to save my life. We were not a perfect match, but close enough. This complete stranger was the only person out of th ... Read on »

Back to School by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Classes resumed on Monday and so I am that much closer to a degree. Financial aid is still up in the air and the gremlins that generate that entity's electronic corresponde ... Read on »

A little GvHD by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Yesterday, I noticed that my face was covered in a faint GvHD rash. It happens when I've been exposed to too much sun or heat most of the time. I don't think I can blame t ... Read on »

Norming by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer Little by little, I'm learning that I'm no longer programmed to deal with the regular stresses that confront people every day. Throw some medical drama my way and I flip ov ... Read on »

Living my life by ANNGREGORY74 Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Cancer It's been too long since my last post, but I don't have anything to really share. I did see my local hematologist last week and my blood work was blissfully normal. Every ... Read on »

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