I kicked cancer in the balls.
January 5, 2009
After 12 chemo sessions, I look exactly the same as I did before, see? Balloons and t-shirt provided by Eliana Glicklich.
Exactly one week ago, on Dec 29, 2008 I had what will hopefully be my last experience with chemotherapy ever. Good f’n riddance. After letting this sink in for a week, I feel less like a glorious prizefighter and more like a dude whose just gotten out of prison and is ready to get his life back together. A lot of people have been congratulating me, but I feel like I’ve accomplished nothing. I’m freed from an anticlimactic scenario that I shouldn’t have been involved with from the beginning. The real test will be in turning this whole experience into something awesome; like Lance Armstrong or Chef Jeff Henderson. I can’t guarantee that level of greatness, but I do guarantee something, someday. One thing’s for sure: I’m motivated, bitch.
In the meantime, I will continue to feel a little bit better every day. In about two or three weeks, I can anticipate my body having no memory of the last 6 months aside from a biopsy scar and the chemoport that is still implanted in my chest (I get that out after a few more clean PET scans). When the port comes out, I will be declared in remission. I’ll call right now an unofficial remission, or to use the words of Maxim Kreditor, my oncologist, “I think you’ve had a complete response to treatment”. Sometimes I wish that cancer lingo was a little bit more black & white as you’ve probably deduced from the title of this posting.
I’ll continue to make new entries, and i’m even considering blogging about things OTHER than cancer. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to read and comment on my posts. You’ve helped me get through this more than you know.
Congratulations!!! Great news man, you did it. You Chuck Norris’ed cancer. Good to have you back. Your nose looks kinda red though…
Where do I get one of those T-Shirts?
I told you you can do it!!!! GREAT NEWS!!! And, we like your new look.
Keep on blogging,about NICE things in life, we need it all!
If enough people want tshirts, i will get them printed up and give the profits to charity.
Hey, I am very very happy to hear this! Soon, you will be free to resume your regularly scheduled programming. Me, I find that it’s like someone moved everything in my apartment a quarter of an inch when I wasn’t looking.
Heres to a happy and healthy new year.
P.S. In bc circles, we talk about “dancing with NED (no evidence of disease)”.
Good news!! I’m also glad you may continue to feed your blogging habit. Right before I read that, I said to James, “You know, he’s a really good writer.”
Happy new year Knapster! It’s difficult to imagine what you’ve gone through in the past year but I’m glad that you were able to overcome it and that the experience has made you a stronger person. Congratulations!
Congratulations you did it;beat the beast back in to oblivion!! Heidi and I are realy proud of you and may you stay healthy and strong for ever.
What i would like is to bake A bread for you with a lot of super ingredients and send it to you.It would give me real pleasure to know you can make a real sandwich.
The logistics would be easy ;send it overnight.
Let me know per E mail if that would be OK .
Many regards to your parents and sister;together you make a great picture.
Happy New Year LC & HC