Jon's Journey

Sweet and Sour Life

"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something." - The Princess Bride Sometimes it takes a diagnosis like...

We made it home from my first round of treatment. One down, five to go (Lord willing!). I'm grateful to be home, and it's so nice to be...

We have about 24 hours left before discharge tomorrow. So far the first round of chemo has gone smoothly. They've kept me on anti-nausea...

We're now on day 3 of inpatient chemo. We've known about this tumor for 25 days, and our worlds have been completely turned upside down....

This one is for the inquiring minds among us, not really an update. We are so blessed to have some really smart - and interesting! -...

We are at the Dana Farber cancer treatment floor at Brigham and Women's Hospital. We started the first chemo drug -rituximab - at about...

My doctor called and we are cleared to start treatment tomorrow (Friday). She was able to talk to the pathologist who did my biopsy and...

Friends, We received most of the results from our scans. Besides the tumor in my chest, the PET scan came back clear! The doctor said my...

I made it through today's barrage of tests. The day started with a bone marrow aspiration. I actually thought it wasn't awful... Not...

This one is a bit long, but I wanted to include a lot of details in case anyone is curious. It also helps me process it and remember some...