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Posted 2016-11-23T15:29:44Z

And The Plot Thickens (Mike titled this one) |11-23-16|

One year ago today, Monday, the 23rd, Mike had his first biopsy of a lymph node. They told us beforehand that it was most likely Lymphoma. After the surgery, Dr. Hamilton told me it was most definitely lymphoma. I remember that day so vividly. I remember the conversation with him. I remember the room. He said we needed to choose an oncologist. Mike would get a port put in within the next few days and start chemo right away. I remember sitting in the waiting room wondering if I looked different now. If people could see the intense pain in my eyes. I remember when I finally got to see him, and he was still joking around with everyone, that in that moment I vowed to be strong for him and for his mother. I knew this was going to be really hard for her.[...]

Journal Posting Under The Influence of Chocolate |11-1-16|

Mike has been feeling stronger and stronger this past month. So far, he's felt better at 43 than he did at 42. That will soon change, but for now, he's feeling good. I've been pretty happy and content, myself. I have been feeling confident that the Brentuximab is working because of how Mike has been feeling. It's hard for me to wrap my mind around the fact that he's going to go from seeming like his old self, back to being at the bottom, feeling terrible. But like everything, things go up and down. We've definitely learned that in this past year. There is always a good to the bad, and a down to the up.[...]

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