Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

[SoCooLBob]

Hi ...

Bob Kennedy here.

I was first diagnosed with "my version" of what we now call Low Grade, Recurrent, Non Hodgkins Lymphoma in 2001 or 2002.

When my primary care physician first gave me the news ... I fainted. I was 50 some odd years old,
had been a smoker ALL my life, had expected that "someday" and now "someday" was here. My only real experience with cancer had occurred when a friend of my mom came to life with us ... holed
up in her own room ... for about four months ... before she died.

Cancer = Death ... Yes ?
Not always ... FOR SURE ... but then life = death too doesn't it.

FEAR - I certainly had it and could definitely have it again.
Joyce Meyer says FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
A significant phrase to remind US that WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE ... AND ... that just because WE THINK a THING doesn't make it true.
IN FACT .. what we choose to THINK ... we do control that, yes? We can think positive thoughts if we choose yes? We can research for positives, yes? We can do the best we can, yes? AND, we can choose, on a daily basis, to rely on a power greater than ourselves and/or our cancers, yes?

I know I have and it makes me say, like so many, having cancer has turned out to be a good thing,
in a lot of ways. By the way, I can't say that not having survived would be a "bad" thing.
What do I know? How would I know? FEAR

IN the meantime, it is now year 5 or 6
I have had chemotherapy of various types three times. I have had two surgeries.
I am scheduled to begin another 5 months or so of chemotherapy beginning December 10
I think I'm going to make it. I think I'll end up personally stronger as a result. But .. who knows?
I PRAY for me and ALL of YOU !! AMAZING how that works !!

I recently made this video because the upcoming situation could pose a few problems.
Besides, its really good to concentrate on positive things and do's.
Hopefully, this is a positive thing and do.

I'm really enjoying the second video I did ... resulting partially from the first.
It will become a regular TV SHOW, produced by a person "on" chemotherapy, during chemotherapy
but not just about chemotherapy. It's a talk, variety, game show ô¿~

Perhaps, you will gain some positive benefit from watching.
Perhaps, you will gain some positive benefit from participating.
Perhaps, we will all be just a tiny bit better off as a result.
I'm praying it will be so.

Does embed work on this bulletin board?
If so .. here it is .. if not the link is probably exposed .. I guess not .. I'll include it ...
I'll also include the embed code so that ANYONE could play this video on their website.
SoCô¿ôL? Yep !!! Or I won't because it creates an error.

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I guess I can change that description to ... The Talk/Variety/I'm Surviving Cancer/Game Show
Yeah!

Bob Kennedy

[SoCooLBob]

Just found this post searching for socoolbob on Google .. guess I could provide an
udpate.

7-23-09
Did chemotherapy again, for another five months ending in April. This time, it looks
like the treatment did a better job of beating back the lymphoma ... pet scan says
no malignancy found. I get to do my next scan six months from that date rather than
three. Be nice if it stay "stopped."

Chemo beat me up a bit, but I'm still here and kicking.
Got some left over discomfort, lack of strength in my legs, but I can function in spurts.
Getting better every day.