Category Archives: chemotherapy

an evening can change in a moments notice

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Robert I Baxter

    I was watching the evening news tonight. I was busy cooking in the kitchen and my attention changed suddenly from my cooking to the TV during the sports section of the newscast. My eyes went wet. The terrible … Continue reading →

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Can You Help?

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Robert I Baxter

I have been treated generously in my time of need. Would you consider helping? Continue reading →

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Until It Is Denied

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Robert I Baxter

People don’t know what they have until it is denied. My thoughts on this come out of two seasons of life where I was denied much due to cancer and chemotherapy. I have fought and defeated Burkitt’s lymphoma in 2008 (read … Continue reading →

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Five NEGU Years

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Robert I Baxter

What have you done for the last five years? Continue reading →

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Trying Again

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Robert I Baxter

Big day for me today. I’m returning to work (again) for the second time. I initially went back on September 8th, after having been off from June 2014 for chemo and a stem cell transplant. My initial return to work lasted 5 weeks before illness set in. Continue reading →

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“All Clear”

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Robert I Baxter

My health is growing stronger overall, but a few challenges remain as a post transplant patient. Continue reading →

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The Common Cold

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Robert I Baxter

They determined quickly that I did NOT have pneumonia. You ready for that? After having two doctors diagnose me with pneumonia and operating under that premise for almost two weeks, it was a surprise. I suppose that is what happens when the secretions are actually tested. Continue reading →

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Joel’s Battle

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Robert I Baxter

Alin Perez has been sharing with us in private, and publicly on her Facebook page, the difficult battle her son Joel has been going through. It is heartbreaking to watch every time when chemo fails to stop the advancement of Burkitt’s Lymphoma. Just heart breaking. Continue reading →

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Home again home again

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I came home Sunday. It feels so good to be home. I have rested a lot, slept a lot, and eaten a meal or two. I had an appointment today with my transplant doctor and everything is going well. My … Continue reading →

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Going home: day +12

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

Today is Sunday, November 23, 2014. After spending 20 days in the hospital for a stem cell transplant where I received my own stem cells, I am finally going to go home. It has been a battle that has included … Continue reading →

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