Saturday, March 20, 2021

13 September 2020

  I went outside and did a good 5k, then did a little walking and talking with Paul and David Tarlo.

     I have been on zanubrutinib over a month now.  The tumors have shrunk, but they atrophied to a point and stopped.  It does not appear I will achieve full response.

     Joe Heck has allowed me to use his petition for release as a guide for mine.  My big problem at this point is Dr. Pophali's unwillingness to go beyond, "it's hard to say" when I inquire about life expectancy.

     I have been dealing with more than typical fatigue the last week plus.  I hope it is only a side effect of the zanubrutinib and not disease progression.  Otherwise, beyond body sores, I feel fantastic.  Especially considering I have stage IV cancer.   And as my friend and late fellow cancer patient Joe Johnson liked to say, "There is no stage V."

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dominic's art, a few photos

Solitary confinement, Dominic draws the cell: https://solitarywatch.org/marak1/