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Good and Tired

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

Having a nice Christmas season. Things are still improving slowly. I’ve noticed I’m not as strong as I think. I went to two grocery stores today, not long trips. Made some sausage and sauerkraut. Turned out yummy. Home run. Then … Continue reading →

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One Week at Home

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I was forewarned the first 100 days at home would be spent wondering if I’m human (my paraphrase). I have been sharing with others I feel half human when resting, which is 99.9% of the time. Once I am up … Continue reading →

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My New Birthday: Day Zero

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I am told there will be 7 bags of approximately 50 mls of stem cells. The color will be red, but that is from pieces of red blood cells. They will arrive in a freezer, packed in DMSO (preservative), and extremely frozen (their words).
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Feeling Human

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I slept last night the entire night. That felt really good. I feel almost human again. That is all!

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Highway 114

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

Janice and I woke at 5am. We headed out through the rain and traffic to brave 114 to Dallas. Highway 114 is special. Especially bad. It is one of the worst drives I’ve done through any metroplex so far. Continue reading →

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No More Chemo!

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I’m first going to get something off my chest: I have the worst insurance you can imagine. This is an ongoing problem and it has manifested its ugly head once again. I have to say, my insurance company sucks and … Continue reading →

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General Update 9.25.14

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I have a question I’ll throw out to all of you: “have you or anyone you know personally radically changed their work life after chemo and cancer?” I’m reassessing priorities. Common thing to do in situations like mine. I have this deep unction to want to come out of this and “start over fresh.”
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Let’s Continue!

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Robert I Baxter

I am going to my oncologists office in a couple of hours. Will find out how my blood values are doing. Specifically, how my red blood cell count and platelet count is doing. I anticipate both rising enough to start another round of chemo today. Continue reading →

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