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fighting AMY - My Journey into the World of Amyloidosis
http://www.doughasamyloidosis.blogspot.com
This is a daily journal of my fight against a rare, insidious, fatal disease about which little is known.
It is my attempt to raise awareness in the hope that the medical community and the public will wake up and see it for what it is.
If just one person gets a proper diagnosis in time to save their life, I have succeeded.
- Added on: Jun 21st, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Douglas Zwit
- Listed in: Medicine Death & Dying
- Tags: chemotherapy dexamethasone amy amyloidosis melphalan cardiac amyloidosis
Recent Posts
November 12, 2009 - Day 206
I don't know about you, but I have just about had it with this disease.It has been seven months now since my diagnosis (and probably a couple of years that I have had amyloidosis) and the physical and psychological drains have me hanging on to the en...
November 11, 2009 - Veteran\'s Day - Day 205
Today is Veterans's Day 2009, a day to remember those who have given their lives in defense of our country, those who lived to tell the tale and those who currently are defending us from the threats of fanatics and other assorted despots.No matter wh...
November 10, 2009 - Day 204
Next week is chemo vacation and I have already started thinking that I am in it.I am pretending like I'm not sick and trying to do too much with my days.I still haven't learned (or accepted) the fact that my years of working all day need to be a...
November 9, 2009 - Day 203
So, here we are, back from the Stone Age, fully reconnected and operating in cyberspace again.I am not a Luddite by any means, but I can appreciate their point of view when it comes to technology and the detrimental effects that it can have on societ...
November 7, 2009 - Day 201
I have to be quick here, we are having internet connection problems and I will probably lose it at any moment.There will be a Sunday post as soon as Comcast can get us up and running reliably.Thanks,Doug...
November 6, 2009 - Day 200
To Anonymous who left a comment yesterday - If you want to contact me, please write to me at dougvsamy@gmail.com. I have no way to answer the questions you asked as I cannot reply to your comment when you are logged in as Anonymous. I would be happy ...
