The Hodgkin Chronicles

Let’s start with good news. My PET scan this month showed no evidence of recurrent or residual disease. Eight months out from treatment…

In psychology there’s a phenomenon called the fading affect bias. It describes the way that the emotions tied to negative memories tend to…

In the days following my diagnosis of recurrent Hodgkin Lymphoma last June, my thoughts slowly shifted from the initial “Am I going to…

There’s something surreal about watching the world grapple with an existential health crisis just months after doing the same on a personal…

It’s been a while. The last time I posted an entry was day +14, just four days after returning home from the hospital. Today is day +52…

This past Friday (day T+10) I was discharged home from the hospital. All told I spent 19 days on the 8th floor of UVA Hospital in the stem…

Chemo brain has sapped me of my typical loquaciousness so I’ll keep this brief. Yesterday I completed the final dose of conditioning…

Like all the steps that came before it, stem cell mobilization and collection proceeded smoothly. After four days of daily subcutaneous…

Phase one of treatment is officially over. Following four rounds of salvage chemotherapy with Brentuximab and Bendamustine, I’ve achieved…