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Tag Archives: Crizotinib
Ahhh…Much better
Thank you Last Week for finally coming to an end! The final day did end on an upward note. My difficulties with OHSU and my written testimony got completely straightened out. Apparently it was a big-fat-misunderstanding a new employee had … Continue reading
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Tagged ALK Rearrangement, Crizotinib, Eating, OHSU, RO5424802, Trials
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Boiling Point
What started as minutes on the phone has quickly turned into hours, between United Healthcare, Wallgreens Specialty Pharmacy, and Nike Human Resources. I have reached the boiling point. All I want is my crizotinib. I’ve been on this drug for … Continue reading
Program, Interrupted
We interrupt this program for a Kim News Update… It’s looking like the caner is on The Grow. For real this time. MRI and CT are showing slight growth. I’m still taking the Crizotinib but a shift in treatment … Continue reading
Borrowing Words
Last week SW, my sweetie, wrote a great piece for Consano addressing Lung Cancer Awareness. I thought it was great. I must share it too! From Consano Blog: An Intimate Awareness of Lung Cancer Author: Spencer Williams Nov 14, 2013 My … Continue reading
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Tagged Adrenal Gland, ALK Rearrangement, Crizotinib, Left Lung, Lung Cancer Events, NSCLC, the M word
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Dressed for Radio
Last night I participated in the Stupid Cancer! Show with a favorite of mine Katie Brown from LUNGevity and Dr Lynne Eldridge who I also know from LUNGevity. We talked about, of course, Stupid Lung Cancer! The Stupid Cancer Show … Continue reading
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Tagged ALK Rearrangement, Crizotinib, Living, Lung Cancer Events, the M word
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Get in the Backseat!
I want to scream, “Cancer, hit the road!” I want to be done with you like an old fling…toss you out and never look back! That would be nice. But, not really realistic in any way. Instead I yell, “Cancer, … Continue reading
One Day
I worked on a little project for the organization Caring Ambassadors. I was asked to write about daily life with lung cancer. This is what I came up with: Living with Lung Cancer is no easy task. It is difficult … Continue reading
Time to Run Away
The Dr S check up this week was not as uneventful as I wished it would be. That pesky spot in my upper left lobe seems to be on the move, again. This time in a much more traditional growing … Continue reading
A Little Crizotinib Update
The Crizotinib pause for WBR took place between Feb 14th-March 21st. Funny, it feels like I’ve been on the stuff for longer than 2.5 weeks. I guess not. We are slowly adjusting to one another again. The vision tracers are … Continue reading
Bald Sleeping Beauty
No posts the last few days. Why? I’m sleeping! It feels good although I admit, I wish I was spending a majority of my time doing cooler stuff. A combination of things are going on with my body these days. … Continue reading
