What is Cancer? In healthy people, human cells grow and divide to make new cells when the body needs them, like when they become old or damaged. When cancer develops, abnormal cells stick around and new cells form when they aren't needed. The extra cells that develop can continue to divide ...
7 1/2 Hours – My First Chemo Appointment
Because of my diagnosis of Stage III DLBCL (Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma), I was given the treatment plan of 6 cycles of R-CHOP Chemotherapy. That means that every 3 weeks, for 6 times, I will have infusions of the medications (the R-CHO part of the treatment), and then follow that with 5 days of ...
Pre-Treatment Thoughts
On December 6th, 2016, I was working on a project after just having finished lunch at work, when I got the call from my gastroenterologist. Since I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in my junior year of high school, I had been getting routine tests to check on the progress I was making with my ...
