Tag Archives: Stem Cell

Day 161: High Hopes

Posted on December 24, 2014 by harleyhudson

High Hopes Next time you’re found With your chin on the ground There’s a lot to be learned So look around. Just what makes that little old ant Think he’ll move that rubber tree plant Anyone knows an ant, can’t … Continue reading →

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Day +94: Observations

Posted on October 18, 2014 by harleyhudson

At six days until our homecoming, it is time to make some observations about what we have seen and done. Observation 1: As a recent Cancerwise poster mentioned a few days ago, we can come here expecting to see people … Continue reading →

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Day +47: Wow! What a Ride.

Posted on September 1, 2014 by harleyhudson

“Wow! What a ride.” That’s what I expected to say about now. I wasn’t thinking the trip would be like a giant roller coaster. That would have been too much. Instead, I thought it might be like riding a ski … Continue reading →

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Day-9: Hurry up and Wait

Posted on July 6, 2014 by harleyhudson

All the travel is done. All the tests are complete. The first round of chemotherapy has been infused. That was the “hurry up.” Now comes the wait. At least it gives me time to think. That’s a good thing … … Continue reading →

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Leaving a Legacy

Posted on May 28, 2014 by harleyhudson

It all started when I read a post on Beating Blood Cancer. In this post, Vicky Forster a cancer research scientist writes about work she does under the title “How Do Scientist Use Leukemia Cells in Research?” The post describes … Continue reading →

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T-47

Posted on May 24, 2014 by harleyhudson

I woke up at 1:30 AM this morning, thinking, and couldn’t go back to sleep. Like most sleepless thoughts, these weren’t terribly productive. I was thinking about this T- count thing I have going on. Yup. Not terribly productive. You … Continue reading →

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T-49

Posted on May 22, 2014 by harleyhudson

While my grandsons picked up clippings from our long overdue fence line clean-up, I began to think back to my early teen years. I told them this story.  When I was about your age, maybe a bit younger, I worked … Continue reading →

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T-77: Planning and Doing

Posted on April 24, 2014 by harleyhudson

Yes, that is the countdown to my stem cell transplant. But that is only half the story. It is T-62 to the day we must be packed and ready for the drive to Houston. Someone asked me why we were … Continue reading →

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What’s New, Pussycat?

Posted on April 3, 2014 by harleyhudson

It’s been a while since I wrote a “health” post, mostly because nothing much is happening. When I first decided to write this blog, I expected a flurry of interesting activities. That didn’t happen … at least not yet. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Quandary

Posted on February 12, 2014 by harleyhudson

What do you write about when nothing is happening? I’m doing fine. No problems. OK. End of story. I go to Houston next week. Um. Yeah. So? Tara came from Oregon to visit. Well, that’s a story, but it is … Continue reading →

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