At the time I was diagnosed I was in the
second stage. I had noticed a few lumps on the
left side of my neck and they were growing. I saw
the UAH School Nurse and she didn't like what she saw.
She sent me to a physician and he did an biopsy on
my neck and found Hodgkins B, 2nd Stage.
Excuse me, I am just passing through.
I
was sent to the Comprehensive Cancer Institute at the
Huntsville Hospital (www.ccihsv.com) and began my treatments of
Chemo. I had heard all of the stories about Chemo,
like you will lose all of your hair and you will
be sick all the time. Well I did lose all of my hair. In
fact, I woke up one morning and found a hand FULL
of hair on my pillow. Well to keep from waking up to hair-balls I decided to go ahead and shave my head. I used to be called "Baldy Aldie" when I was growing up and now I was
Bald! Well, I managed to get my hair back and it came in
somewhat thicker. The thought of being sick all
the time didn't thrill me. With the meds that they use today in the Chemo treatments, you don't get
sick like the olden days. I think the most I got was
a little mean and that was the Chemo.
I will never forget the Staff of CCI, for they really were
the driving force for me kicking Cancer. My
Oncologist, Dr Waples and his assistant Gary, were
more than a medical team, they were Compassionate
friends. With Chemo done, I had Radiation next.
If you have ever had a real bad sunburn then
you will know what I am talking about.
A treatment a day for 23 days, excluding weekends.
Sore throat and sunburn was the word for the
5 weeks. You could even see the area that was radiated.
Dr. Schneider and staff from the CCI Radiation Lab
were fantastic, and They also will not be forgotten.
DEC 5, 2003, a date which will live
in my mind forever. On this day I was Cancer FREE.
Hello, Are you still here?
Huntsville Hospital (www.ccihsv.com) and began my treatments of
Chemo. I had heard all of the stories about Chemo,
like you will lose all of your hair and you will
be sick all the time. Well I did lose all of my hair. In
fact, I woke up one morning and found a hand FULL
of hair on my pillow. Well to keep from waking up to hair-balls I decided to go ahead and shave my head. I used to be called "Baldy Aldie" when I was growing up and now I was
Bald! Well, I managed to get my hair back and it came in
somewhat thicker. The thought of being sick all
the time didn't thrill me. With the meds that they use today in the Chemo treatments, you don't get
sick like the olden days. I think the most I got was
a little mean and that was the Chemo.
I will never forget the Staff of CCI, for they really were
the driving force for me kicking Cancer. My
Oncologist, Dr Waples and his assistant Gary, were
more than a medical team, they were Compassionate
friends. With Chemo done, I had Radiation next.
If you have ever had a real bad sunburn then
you will know what I am talking about.
A treatment a day for 23 days, excluding weekends.
Sore throat and sunburn was the word for the
5 weeks. You could even see the area that was radiated.
Dr. Schneider and staff from the CCI Radiation Lab
were fantastic, and They also will not be forgotten.
DEC 5, 2003, a date which will live
in my mind forever. On this day I was Cancer FREE.
Hello, Are you still here?
You know I am in the Army
National Guard.
On Dec 25th, yep Christmas Day, I was issued orders for
Mobilization. I reported to Foley, Al. for duty with the 711th
Sig Bn, Company C, on 3 January 2004. I left the
Albertville, Al. armory, Home to Company C of the 279thSigBn., 279thsigbn
loaded on a bus for Mobile, Al.
The 711th and the 279th are part of the 142nd Sig Brigade out
of Decatur, Al.
I settled in with the 711th and we left for Fort Stewart, Ga., just
outside of Savannah Ga.
Well Ft Stewart is where we were to be mobilized for overseas duty.
We went through the motions and long lines at the
Mobilization Center, otherwise known as SRC.
We got our shots and all kinds of other things that you get
before you go overseas. Well something wasn't quite right with me,
I kept getting sicker and weaker. I was sent to Sick-Call
and the Doc sent me to the main Hospital for a chest x-ray
and found that I was having Acute Respritory Failure and I was admitted to the ICU. Within about 30 mins I was transferred to a civilian hospital in Savannah. I was in the ICU at the Civilian hospital for 4 days and
in a regular room for four days. I was released from the
hospital and left for Alabama 8 days later.
Here I am seeing my own Civilian Doctors, on oxygen, waiting for the military to take care of this problem.
Well, we will see.
The Start, My Family, Air Force Time, USMC,
National Guard, About Me, Site Map, Cancer, Wash
Max Productions
On Dec 25th, yep Christmas Day, I was issued orders for
Mobilization. I reported to Foley, Al. for duty with the 711th
Sig Bn, Company C, on 3 January 2004. I left the
Albertville, Al. armory, Home to Company C of the 279thSigBn., 279thsigbn
loaded on a bus for Mobile, Al.
The 711th and the 279th are part of the 142nd Sig Brigade out
of Decatur, Al.
I settled in with the 711th and we left for Fort Stewart, Ga., just
outside of Savannah Ga.
Well Ft Stewart is where we were to be mobilized for overseas duty.
We went through the motions and long lines at the
Mobilization Center, otherwise known as SRC.
We got our shots and all kinds of other things that you get
before you go overseas. Well something wasn't quite right with me,
I kept getting sicker and weaker. I was sent to Sick-Call
and the Doc sent me to the main Hospital for a chest x-ray
and found that I was having Acute Respritory Failure and I was admitted to the ICU. Within about 30 mins I was transferred to a civilian hospital in Savannah. I was in the ICU at the Civilian hospital for 4 days and
in a regular room for four days. I was released from the
hospital and left for Alabama 8 days later.
Here I am seeing my own Civilian Doctors, on oxygen, waiting for the military to take care of this problem.
Well, we will see.
The Start, My Family, Air Force Time, USMC,
National Guard, About Me, Site Map, Cancer, Wash
Max Productions