Copyright ©1997-2008 Glenn Fleishman except as noted otherwise. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint, contact Glenn Fleishman at glenn at glennf.com. Photo © 2008 Laurence Chen; used with permission.
Copyright ©1997-2008 Glenn Fleishman except as noted otherwise. All rights reserved. For permission to reprint, contact Glenn Fleishman at glenn at glennf.com. Photo © 2008 Laurence Chen; used with permission.
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� Hydra Spawns Many Heads | Main | Eternal September, Mark 2 �Today is the fifth year anniversary of my last chemotherapy appointment. I was treated for Hodgkin's Disease throughout 1998. The disease responded well, and I was clearly in remission early in chemo, but it's always better to beat the odds by sticking it out. I had 12 visits (six cycles, for those in the know), and I'm awfully healthy here five years later.
Yes, I have the signs of age: thinner hair and less of it (it never grew back into the amazing lushness pre-chemo), a bit of paunch that I recently shaved 20 pounds off but could reduce further, and a variety of little ailments which are highly treatable and not at all inconvenient.
The flip side to age: I ride my bike about 11 to 12 miles a day, 3 to 5 times a week to my office, and have being doing Pilates, a form of exercise that's extremely fine for retoning and reshaping muscles, about twice a week. I've ridden over 2,000 miles in the last three years.
I sleep well, I think clearly, and if I shot, I would shoot straight. Call me a poster child, but call me ahead of time. I've practically forgotten I ever had cancer, which is the way it should be.
Posted by Glennf at July 10, 2003 9:39 PM
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Glenn, you've not only blessedly survived the cancer but, as usual, have gone the extra mile by once again reminding all of us that cancer can be beat. Who ever thought a paunch would be welcome! Keep on riding through life and telling us what you see along the way.
Posted by: Nolan at July 16, 2003 10:57 AM
It is good to hear you are well. Thank you for sharing about your trials and your endurance.
Posted by: Jonathan at July 14, 2003 12:59 PM
Good on ya mate. I've recently heard that an ex Navy friend of mine seems to have beaten his bout of leukemia as his marrow is clear. Two pieces of good news in a week. It's gotta be worth a beer tonight.
Posted by: Morrie at July 11, 2003 11:07 PM
Hooray!! As one of Glenn's officemates, I can attest to his clarity and energy (sometimes even when I want to smack him for being so productive and making the rest of us look bad).
Posted by: Jeff Carlson at July 11, 2003 8:46 AM
Glad to see another anniversary go by and that all is well. Here's to many more...
Posted by: Steve MacLaughlin at July 11, 2003 7:08 AM
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