I survived a second round with lymphoma, but it was not easy.
It took a year and a half to figure out what was wrong with me — a recurrence of diffuse large b-cell lymphoma — and then another half year of treatment to enter remission once more. Now I’m in recovery, trying to process what the heck hammered me and my family.
I wrote two essays that examined the experience. The first looked at the many doctors (and one quack) that tried and failed to figure out the problem:
Not Everyone Can Take Their Health Insurance Out for a Test Drive — and Survive
The second looked at the damage done by the cancer, how it ended my athletic career, and why I’m running a marathon regardless of the obstacles:
When cancer hangs your cleats up for good
There’s probably one final piece coming that looks at the podcast I produced, Surviving, in which I interviewed 12 people who have gone through all sorts of trauma and disease. I’m currently trying to figure out whether to produce a second season of this podcast and welcome ideas and interview suggestions.
Fortunately, there’s more to come from me…!
