So we’re finally home … if we have not called you yet and you are reading this here .. please do not be upset. It’s been a rough day and we’ll finish calling people tomorrow …

Well .. I got good news and bad news today …

The Good News: The NHL is gone …
The Bad News: I have been officially diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma today. 

Now the fun starts ..

Bone Marrow Biopsy – 10/15
1st round ABVD – 10/20
2nd round ABVD – 11/03
Then we see if I respond to this kind treatment … if I do .. I get to give myself shots all week to boost my white blood cells .. then I get to have my stem cells harvested and those will be frozen.

I then get to go to the hospital where I will stay and get BEAM everyday for 4 hours. This will pretty much kill every cell in my body – Cancer, White, and Red. After that week I have to stay in there 2 more weeks while they re-transplant (?) my stem cells back into me to stimulate my red blood cell growth.

And if I get through this I am told it will take me 3-6 months to even get the strength to go back to work.

Sorry to be so frank and non-chalant about it, but that pretty much sums it all up.

I am pretty frightened about being in the hospital for 3 weeks. Other than that I know I will get through this. Bubba was no match for me and this new crap doesn’t stand a chance either.

Well that is it for now … thanks for listening.