Feeling Good

As Day 0 comes, I'm ready for my new CAR T-Cells.

Everything is easier when you feel good. After three days of chemo, it took a good two days to right myself. By Saturday, I was almost back to normal and today, I feel good. As I sat outside this morning, having a cup of coffee in the shade, the path ahead didn’t feel as daunting as it did in the height of my chemo hangover.

Nothing has changed. The procedure is still the same; the potential side effects are still the same; the disruption to our lives is still the same. But with a clear head and a body that isn’t wracked with fatigue and nausea, it seems easier to process and almost manageable.

Tomorrow, the real process begins. Somewhere around noon, my previously frozen t-cells, reengineered with their chimeric antigen receptors (the CAR in the CAR T-Cell therapy) will be infused, anticlimactically into my body and begin the process of hopefully destroying every last hidden lymphoma cell in my body. Go get ‘em boys!

I’ve appreciated all the good thoughts, positive vibes, prayers and any other sentiment people have offered these past many years, and will appreciate them even more tomorrow, and in the coming days.