zac | August 31, 2009
The halfway point has arrived. I am halfway done with my chemotherapy regimen.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those who have journeyed with me through the past several months. Cancer is the best thing that has happened to me. I am a better husband, a better father, a better friend, [...]
zac | August 26, 2009
I am approaching the halfway point in my scheduled chemotherapy regimen. I realize it has taken three months to get here. There is something about the halfway point that makes the next three months seem attainable, though.
James 5:11 — Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, [...]
zac | August 25, 2009
As I look ahead to tomorrow and my sixth installment of chemotherapy, I find great joy in my wife and kids. Last night, I came home to this note from Jake, my eight-year-old son:
I hope so, too.
zac | August 18, 2009
“No bellyaching.” That phrase hit me this week. When I consider how I have been able to go to work while having chemo; when I consider having side-effects that are obviously bearable; when I consider the platform God has allowed me to have to encourage others — it becomes clear that there is really no [...]
zac | August 12, 2009
I am, once again, hanging out in the chemo ward. It is a packed house today. I’m still the youngest and the only one with a laptop.
Two of my favorite nurses are leaving this job. That makes me sad.
The big change this round is that my dosage of Eloxatin (Oxaliplatin) was reduced by 25%. The [...]
zac | August 3, 2009
Now I am a third of the way through with my initial chemotherapy plan. I just may be getting the hang of this. This past weekend was the worst, so far, though. The best way to describe it all is annoying. There is really nothing prohibitive about any one of my side-effects, but all of [...]
zac | July 29, 2009
As I sit in the chemo ward slowly getting poisoned, I am reflecting on something I read yesterday. We can all find things that are bothersome about this life. Having cancer is pretty bothersome to me. Chemotherapy is, too. But just about the time I started feeling bad for myself, God told me to look [...]
zac | July 20, 2009
I am now a quarter done with [the initial phase of] chemotherapy. Perhaps it is mind over matter, but it appears that this round of chemo was a little easier than the previous two. And it has been more intense. What I mean is that the side-effects seem to have been much more pronounced these [...]
