Dave Getting Stronger: One Round Down

Friday, July 25, 2008

One Round Down

I finished the first round (3 days) yesterday. My job now is to concentrate again on getting stronger, ignoring (as best I can) the chemo side effects. The next round is in 3 weeks.

Your faith and optimism shine through in your emails and posts and are contagious, thank you!

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David Holder
(202) 270-3174

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: WE SHINE THROUGH IN OUR EMAILS BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR STAR!!!!! LOVE DIANE & JOEY; July 25, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Anonymous said...: WE SHINE THROUGH IN OUR EMAILS BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR STAR!!!!! LOVE DIANE & JOEY; July 25, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Anonymous said...: WE SHINE THROUGH IN OUR EMAILS BECAUSE YOU ARE OUR STAR!!!!! LOVE DIANE & JOEY; July 25, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Anonymous said...: Keep up the fight brother.

- Mar Wil; July 25, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Stay strong, and Shabbat Shalom!

-Shani and Jerry; July 25, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Anonymous said...: Dave... keep on keeping on!! You are truly an inspiration... Andy Kline; July 26, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Anonymous said...: we're here. we're reading on. we're right behind you. sending lots of girlie giggles.

Haley Well and gang.; July 26, 2008 at 10:04 PM

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I am humbled and emotional every day just thinking of how you all are working to make this challenge as easy as possible for me and Liza. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Diagnosis

I was diagnosed with "Stage III Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma NOS" in August 2007, at 34 years old, with an amazing wife, two kids, loving dog, and generally feeling (as I continue to so feel), as blessed as anyone on this earth.

Stage III means the cancer is in more than one place (my abdomen and clavical), but not in my bone marrow. T-Cell Lymphoma is standard cancer of the lymph node system. N.O.S. means "not otherwise specified", or not one of the standard forms of T-Cell cancer, but somewhat understood nonetheless.

I am going through CHOP chemotherapy until late November. If all goes well, then the cancer will be killed and I'll be back to normal. If there are unexpected hurdles along the way, then I'm in excellent hands with world-wide Lymphoma experts at Georgetown, Hopkins, and Sloan Kettering.

Dave Getting Stronger

Friday, July 25, 2008

One Round Down

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