My Cancer Journey

My plans for this blog are to start integrating other topics on this blog beyond my cancer experience. I am ready to move on from this topic and get into other topics. At about the time of my 1 year birthday (2/9/2008), I foresee moving this content to another location (or just consolidate the categories on my cancer experience into one Category like "Cancer – Round Two"). I will start integrating other "Categories" that I am passionate about in the near future (e.g. Software Development Process, Family, and Dynamics of Software Consulting are a few that might show up).

I am aware that several people that I know (and don't know… the power of the internet) find value in what I have put in the blog. I want people to have this as a resource for strength and insight to coping and fighting cancer, so no matter what I will make sure this will be available on the web.

Quick Update on my recovery… My strength, energy, and outlook on life are awesome! Next month is my 6 month checkup where I get my PET scan. Coming clean (i.e. cancer free) on this visit will be a huge milestone. The bone pain in my hip (constant mild ache that is tolerable) and the shoulder pain (which is getting worse… can be at times extremely painful, but it appears to be not cancer related… possibly calcium deposits in my shoulder as a result of the high dose chemo). I am seeing an orthopedic doctor that specializes in shoulders on Monday and hope to get this shoulder thing diagnosed and fixed.