February 21, 2013

Surprise - I'm ready for my close up. Today, I became a star. Apparently I'm such a cool patient, one of my docs asked me to be in a training video for him. Naturally we negotiated terms, conditions, and compensation. I feel I received the raw end of the deal, getting another 2 rounds of high dose chemo in return for my efforts. I think I'll fire my agent.

Counts are looking good, platelets need to come up a bit for chemo to start on Monday but everyone has the same feeling that they will indeed bounce back up by then. Really looking forward to it...

Had another wonderful day of enjoying all that this life as to offer around here, including getting some of my favorite grub, Chinese food, for dinner. Naturally, I selected the correct fortune cookie. Couldn't be any more accurate, and I'm sure you couldn't agree more.

February 20, 2013

Thirteen of thirty-one radiation treatments...complete. Apparently messing with my platelet counts a little, but we'll see how this one plays out.

So busy these days. Gotta make the most of every good hour I've got here! Eating good, putting on some weight, chillin' out with friends/mutts, and joy riding whenever possible. The good life. It'll be an early night though, time to grab a ton of Z's before doing it all again tomorrow.

Praying for some good counts tomorrow...got a little surprise occurring tomorrow down at Sloany that I'll fill you all in on tomorrow. Nothing too serious, or even health-related. We shall see how it goes! Catch you tomorrow, all.

February 19, 2013

Another great day. Waking up was a bit tough though. One of those mornings where the bed was just so cozy that I just didn't want to move...but of course I did. Who can pass up the opportunity to grab photons?

Good week means I'm getting out as much as possible. Given that my immune system is up and running, I made my way over to a high school basketball playoff game. Nice to be out and witness an intense game like that, get the juices flowing again. Saw some old friends as well. Good stuff.

Hoping I get some good driving weather tomorrow, think it's about time to get out for a joy ride. There are few things I enjoy more in this world of ours than good food and a good joy ride; perhaps I'll go for the double tomorrow. Gotta get all the good things together in this last week before cheems round six. Can you believe we're already up to round six? Time flies when you're having fun!

Katie's still mad at us for the bath. We had a moment today, I apologized for my harsh words of "haha, wet stanky butt", and we have moved forward. Figured I'd update you all. Stay well world.

February 18, 2013

Ahh yes, the third week, the wonderful third week, has arrived. Counts are coming back strong, and that's nothing but good news.

It's a beautiful thing: heading down to Sloan, expecting to be there for a solid 6 hours and only ending up being there for two. I went to catch some photons real quick, then check in with the sarcoma team and get the numbers from my CBC. At this point, I'm expecting the counts to be a bit low for their likes, necessitating a transfusion. The magic number is ten, so when I get called in I'm saying, "Show me a ten, baby!" The doc actually messed with me, saying, "Nope no ten.......I'll do you one better. 11.7." From the doldrums to ecstasy, I knew I was home free. Any time you catch a break like this, even though it may be small, it's something to behold.

So I spent another nearly whole day at home. And what a day it was - got to witness the wondermutt get a bath. Poor thing...but so enjoyable. At one point she was totally upset about it, then the next minute she's laying down in the tub in either defiance or laziness - still not sure. You guys tell me your interpretation. Catch you later!

February 17, 2013

Some gross weather outside, wind and ice cold. Stayed inside despite wanting to get some fresh air, being out of the hospital and all.

Having a great day at home. Hanging out, bettin' horses, and eating like a champ. Also, of course, bro-ing out with Katie; she's been quite the character today. We'll get some good sleep and head right back to Sloan tomorrow for radiation and a visit with the team of doctors for a quick check-up.

Hope everyone had a quiet Sunday and maybe even a nice day off for Presidents' Day tomorrow. Catch you later.

February 16, 2013

Greetings all, on this fine mid-February day.

I, Nicky Mo, am to be sprung from this Sloany Ketts joint in a matter of hours. This...is a great, great day. With the immune system clawing its way back to sheer and utter dominance of bacteria and the like, there's simply no stopping this guy.

So once I get in the car and make my way back to the compound, it'll be a bee-line to the mutt to thank her for her stunning good looks which won me a dog showing off contest with the doctors here. Like taking candy from a baby. Katie trumps all.

Platelets and I'm free. So close...I can taste home. Farewell, minions.

February 15, 2013

Ah yes, past the Ides of February.

Unfortunately I was unable to keep the temp in check and landed back here, admitted, at Sloany Ketts. Since I'm neutropenic, I'm stuck here until my white blood cells come up to acceptable levels. Luckily, this should be soon, sometime around Saturday or Sunday.

Let's just talk about the men and women of Team Nicky Mo for a second or two. What a group: over $6,000 raised for the American Cancer Society. Just amazing stuff; making moves up the fundraising leaderboard. Thank you to all the donors out there and to the team members relaying tonight; it's truly an honor to have you all on my team. Like Team Nicky Mo in its fundraising efforts, we can't be stopped and won't be stopped in our fight against cancer.

Much love to all out there. Fight on.