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To Oncology Nurses, From a Seasoned Patient
Check out my latest contribution to The Huffington Post. It's addressed to oncology nurses and offers a patient's perspective on what works and what doesn't when it comes to nursing care. Please like... Read Full Post
Submitted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 08:57
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Reflecting on Four Years
When my mom takes notes at doctor’s appointments she likes to star and quote the good stuff. She loves when doctors give me positive comments and wants to be sure I remember them. Often, I don’t even... Read Full Post
Submitted on Monday, May 13, 2013 - 10:25
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Can't Seem to Stay Away: Another Hospital Stint
For three nights I’d wake up from a dead sleep gasping for air. I’d sit up straight in attempts to get the blood moving then would be acutely aware of my heart and its beats. My heart was trying too... Read Full Post
Submitted on Monday, May 6, 2013 - 19:56
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1st Runner-Up - Best Blogger
The May issue of Hartford Magazine containing all the 2013 Best Of Winners has hit the press. Turns out I was voted "1st Runner Up" as "Best Blogger in Greater Hartford." It's quite an honor to be... Read Full Post
Submitted on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 07:32
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Young Advocates Spreading Awareness
Check out this high school project our Diamond-side cousin, Halle, and her class partner, put together to spread awareness of Hodgkin Lymphoma. I am so humbled that she wanted to make this her... Read Full Post
Submitted on Monday, April 29, 2013 - 17:23
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Gemzar Infusion 2
The chemo-absorbing offerings at BurgerFi.I looked at the printout of my CBC bloodwork report with disgust. My platelet level was 63,000, down from 67,000 five days earlier when I was rejected from... Read Full Post
Submitted on Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 09:40
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Try Again Tomorrow
No chemo last Friday as scheduled. Here starts the “Special Karin Regimen.” We have no idea how my body will react to the Gemzar (Gemcitabine) so it’ll be a trial and error process – schedule and... Read Full Post
Submitted on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 17:23
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Visible Ink: Reading of Patient Works 2013
What a gratifying treat to be able to travel to Manhattan not for medical treatment or pow-wows, but instead to see a piece of my writing staged by Broadway actors. For real? For the second year, the... Read Full Post
Submitted on Friday, April 19, 2013 - 15:28
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Working My Way Out
photo courtesySalvage treatment has started. I had my first infusion of Gemcitabine (Gemzar) chemotherapy this past Friday. It is not a drug that is new to me: I once received it as part of the... Read Full Post
Submitted on Monday, April 15, 2013 - 18:57
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Down a Few More Lymph Nodes
Though I’ve had many minor surgeries, I was most nervous about this one. It was only another lymph node biopsy, but I would be getting full sedation (the propofol- plus treatment) and my lungs were... Read Full Post
Submitted on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 15:23

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