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It was just two years ago. We celebrated Alive at 55 here at El Dorado Royale. The seismic shift that would come in October of 2021 was impossible to guess. This last week was the first time Michele has been able to leave the country since her diagnosis. A gathering of friends Familiar sites andContinue reading “Birthday in Mexico”

Hey everyone. I know it has been a while! We have been doing well. After our last doctor visit we were able to adjust dosages and restart our maintenance cycle. Much like winter fading and spring invites. We have made it through another rough patch. Feeling good and working. The last 60 days we haveContinue reading “Sun is out!”

First the good news. Michele is on a two-week hiatus from all her chemo medications. No bloodwork either! Recently they were able to determine that she has a mutation in her genes that has had an adverse effect on the way her body processes the Chemotherapy. With the latest lowering of the dosage and herContinue reading “Good News and extra prayers”

The daily grind of the Allemans I was reminded the other day that it has been a while since an update. I know in this journey there have been bad quiet moments and good quiet moments. These are the good ones. Reset When we finished the BIG Chemo in July last year, we thought thatContinue reading “No news is starting to be good news”

No news is good news, right? We have been enjoying some quiet time since we returned home from the Hospital. We met with the Infectious disease doctor this week. He said we were truly fortunate to be at the hospital as the Pneumonia was spreading rapidly and it was extremely dangerous. A big reason forContinue reading “Has it been over 2 weeks?”

Michele was Discharged yesterday. The doctors are very encouraged that all will be well moving forward. We do have more visits in the coming weeks to checkups and make sure things are progressing well. It was a significant difference between Monday, when she could just make it to the restroom and back, to have byContinue reading “Home”

I wanted to update everyone on the current situation. First, Michele is feeling better now, and we are making the turn on this episode. Today she was able to go to the observation deck on a walk. Two days ago, she was so winded just going to the bathroom ten feet away. Even before thatContinue reading “Pneumonia Part 2”

I had hoped to talk about round four of maintenance. This week Michele is back in the hospital at MD Anderson with Pneumonia. She had been feeling sick for a couple of weeks. We had attributed it to allergies or the change in weather. We managed to make it to our national conference in Dallas,Continue reading “Pneumonia”

We made it. We all made it! It is 2023 and we are two digits away from 2021. three from 2020. So much has changed in the world and our lives. Many people are toying with working out and new year resolutions. Both are admirable. I would like to ask everyone to include acceptance andContinue reading “2023 – The beginning”

Well, we are cruising into the Holidays with the 3rd Maintenance dose down. It is more than just the one chemo in the veins of course. All I can tell you about these maintenance cycles is that there are “ALOT MORE STEROIDS!”. Last time they joked about the roid rage at the appointment. I don’tContinue reading “Maintenance Cycle 3”