Saba Beats Cancer

My attitude can't help but be better since this is the last methotrexate run.  Good thing too - because it was annoying so far.  I got in my room early but because we got delayed a day, they had to have new lab work done.  So that took a while - and they were doing maintenance on the lab system so they had to manually give them the results. So that took time. Then they ordered the chemo - finally. So instead of an early start, I got the rituxan last night at 2:00 AM and go the MTX at 9:30 this morning. Means I won't get out of here until Wednesday.  But who cares. It's the last one. There is the empty MTX bag with the evil yellow brain saving death liquid. And that feels soooooooooo good. The last MTX. Oh hell yeah. Now I just have to get it out of my system and get out of here to prep for the very final R-EPOCH chemo.  How great is that.  My blood work is down low so they may give me a shot to help with that.  Until then I have to wear a mask ...

We have a great next door neighbor.  We are both cancer survivors.  They say that you are a cancer survivor the day of your diagnosis because every day after that you have survived with cancer.  He is also a Veteran and has been going to the VA for his treatment. We just found out, on this Memorial Day weekend, that his cancer has rapidly spread and they do not give him long to live.  We have passed each other often over the last few months on the way to various treatments. We compare our side effects like the warriors we are. We have helped each other.  I bring his garbage cans in and out and if I see he has not picked up his newspapers I bring them to his door so he doesn't have to walk far. I am deeply saddened to learn his cancer spread and I can tell you it knocks you in the gut when you have cancer. His cancer was too aggressive. The VA operated and took it out of his back and he had a horrible time in recovery. And even before he could heal it was b...