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Sean and Brenda at the end of chemotherapy.     UPDATE: It has been one month since my last chemotherapy session. Things are returning to "normal": my hair is growing back, my gut is less bloated (but I still can't wear some of my pants), the neurop   athy is fading,…

I purposely have tried to walk away from talking about my cancer journey on this blog because – heavens! – that’s all I talked about! I’ve attempted different posts, but none really shined.   But today is rather special and I thought a short note would be appropriate.   July 14, 2020, was the day…

UPDATE: On July 14th, I will have my sixth and final cycle of chemotherapy. Like an invasion force, chemotherapy has swept across my body in order to rid it of the enemy of my life, lymphoma. Like a shock and awe offensive, it did the job! But not without cost: my immune system compromised; my…

  UPDATE: Cycle 3 was accomplished on May 12. Cycle 4 is set for June 2. Brenda and I traveled back down to Houston for a mid-term PET scan check-up to see what kind of progress has been made with 3 cycles of chemotherapy. “Mr. Lee,” Dr. Neelapu said, “Congratulations: your scans have revealed no…

2009 Sean finishes 90 miles of LiveStrong     Update: It is a full two weeks after Cycle 2. Here’s the pattern – for now. For the first four to five days after infusion, you hate life (see April 26, 2020, “09: Sick” blog). Then your gut feels better. Kinda. Then,…

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 1 Peter 5:10 Status update: Chemotherapy infusion Cycle 1 of 6 completed! Side-effects experienced are fatigue, nausea, headaches and “chemobrain”. Cycles begin…

Update: Cycle 2 is complete using my brand new Powerport. I feel like a borg with this implanted device with a line straight to my heart, but it works like a charm! To recap, my original staging and prescribed therapy protocol at MD Anderson was to have 6 cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy with a PET…

  UPDATE: A “Powerport” central venous catheter was implanted on Friday – exactly 3 weeks after my first cycle. I begin my second chemotherapy session on Tuesday, April 21. Then it’s two down, four to go. Timmy has been rocked on his heels – but he still has fight in him.   So Satan went…

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper [ezer] suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 "The noun used here [ezer] throughout the Old Testament does not suggest 'helper' as in 'servant,' but help, savior, rescuer, protector as in 'God is our help.' In no other…