After a long, not entirely restful night, today was infusion day. Originally scheduled for 9:00 am, it got delayed until 1:30, because (at the last minute, I think) the sponsor wanted a negative COVID test before the infusion could be delivered, even though I had zero systems of any respiratory problems. In the morning I got visited by various hospital personnel, including the physical therapy nurse, who administered me a […]
I’m finally starting the trial. To get updates subscribe to the site. Any new post will get sent to you automatically. Or check out that site or my new site from time to time. It’s finally here … tomorrow I get admitted to the Stanford Hospital, and the next morning I get infused with the new Phase 1 trial treatment. I’m a little freaked out about possible side effects, but […]
I got a call from Stanford yesterday confirming (finally) that I’m eligible for the Phase 1 trial. I always thought that I would be, but it wasn’t a sure thing until the trial sponsor gave final approval. I’ll be going into the hospital May 5 and getting the new treatment May 6. We finalized our rental of a place in Palo Alto so everything is set. For those interested, here’s […]
This story showed up in my newsfeed last week. Its relevance? The company for which pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is paying $8 billion dollars is Kelonia Theraputics. Those of you paying close attention will remember that Kelonia is the developer of the new multiple myeloma treatment KLN-1010, which (if all goes well) I’ll be getting the week after next as part of a Phase 1 trial at Stanford. I took […]
Hello Friends, I have bad news to share. Early this year, the blood cancer I have had since 2018, which had been under control, returned. The cancer (called multiple myeloma) causes the bone marrow to over-produce cancerous plasma cells, which cause bone pain and damage, kidney damage, fatigue, frequent infections, and eventually death. Treatments can keep it at bay for extended periods of time, but the cancer eventually mutates. Later […]
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Fun day yesterday at the Cal – Syracuse football game, despite the chilly weather and the disappointing performance by the Golden Bears (down 27-7 at the half after being 9-point favorites). Thanks Suzie Shupe, Cordel Stillman, Ann Stillman, and Paul Kay for helping me get my sports fix! Here are a few pictures from the game.
The bottom line after our first full two days in the new apartment in La Rochelle: Jetlag Triumphs! Especially when the two days haven’t been restful. Day 1 was dedicated to returning one rental car and getting another one. The big Peugeot 5008 that we’d gotten at the airport in Paris and driven to La Rochelle had to be returned by 11:30, and our new rental had to be picked […]
You know the saying, you can take the boy out of Iowa but you can’t take France out of the boy. Or something like that.
We got up this morning not knowing what we would be doing during the day. After some research and back and forth, we decided to drive to something called Le Sillon de Talbert, a 2-mile long, 100-yard wide spit of sand, gravel, and pebbles extending into the English Channel. Looks interesting, right? It took about 35 minutes to get there from Paimpol. We found the parking lot and walked on […]