These are a few of the windmills I made while
undergoing chemotherapy.
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In 1990 I thought I had a hernia and went to the doctor. It turned out to be a cancerous tumor. I had a bone marrow test which was also not good. The doctor diagnosed my cancer as Non-Hodgekins Lymphoma. Because I had waited so long to seek treatment I would be given the most powerful chemotherapy drugs available. You can't appreciate the discomfort unless you go through it yourself. The chemo makes you sick and you sleep for a couple days. After one week I lost all my hair. I was on chemotherapy for six months. The tumor was gone and my bone marrow tests came back good. I was lucky because doctors had a new medicine to treat the upset stomach that accompanies chemotherapy. I also took a new medicine to increase my white cells which often get very low during chemo. Otherwise, any infection could get you in big trouble. After 5 years of treatment I am in 100% remission. The only lingering problem I have is in my lungs, they don't seem to work as good anymore. That may also have something to do with my quitting smoking about 12 years ago.