April 8: Many times during my treatment and experience with cancer, I've gotten into a frame of mind that this is pretty bad for me. But I always catch myself and think about Nicholas. Nicholas is my cousin's 4 year old son who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia a few weeks before my diagnosis. Not all cancers are alike and his treatment is much more intensive than mine and much longer. While I complained about a 12 week chemo cycle, his is about three years. Read Nicholas' blog. My cousin (Nicholas' mother) is raising money for cancer research through the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team In Training program. She will run in the San Diego Marathon on June 3. She is driven by the hope that some day no parent will ever have to hear what they did. Team in Training
Other worthy cancer research organizations:
American Cancer Society
LiveStrong Foundation
While cancer may not be eliminated in my lifetime, I have hope that it will be brought under more control for Nicholas' generation.
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About Me
- Doug Tracy
- I was diagnosed with testicular cancer in October 2006. Reading the blog from the bottom up describes the sequence of events. The blog will continue to tell about the on-going treatment activities and road to a cure.
How I keep moving on
- • Extreme support and caring from my immediate family – Sherry, my wife, has been with me on every appointment and supports me in every possible way, my two children Shannon and Chris have also provided much needed support
- • Caring and support from the rest of my family: mom, dad, sisters, in-laws, aunts and uncles
- • Genuine concern, caring and support from friends and co-workers
- • Faith in God
- • Highly capable team medicine – the best treatment in a timely manner
- • Good health care coverage
- • Understanding company for allowing flexibility during these times
- • A high 90% predicted cure rate for my situation