Tag Archives: multiple myeloma

Limbo

Posted on May 5, 2014 by axelbushing

The hard part is over. Or so I keep telling myself…this is the eleventh week since stem cell transplant, heading towards the magic twelfth week when my immune system is expected to be restored. There have been complications: I elected to … Continue reading →

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Up a Pole

Posted on October 29, 2013 by axelbushing

I am feeling these days a tad isolated. I have to separate myself from the world and all its infectious hazards. I have to avoid conditions where I might fall and break my glass-like skeleton. And there are lots of … Continue reading →

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Have You Considered My Servant Hugh?

Posted on September 11, 2013 by axelbushing

Let me be clear: I am not as pious as Job, and I have not suffered as Job suffered. I am not sitting on a dung-heap scraping my boils with a broken pot. Our first reaction to adversity is to … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Bit of Bad News

Posted on August 3, 2013 by axelbushing

I have to admit, I am scared witless. I told my doctor about this pain in my left hip. I’ve been walking with a cane for a few years because of vertigo. Since April, though, I have been depending on … Continue reading →

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