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Treatment #4: June 20-July 3
Picture 1: The Weekend before the start of treatment #4 Picture #2: Waiting after treatment administration Picture #3: Toward the end of the first week of treatment Right before the next round of Azacitidine/Venetoclax treatment is to start, Kim finally ‘recovers’. He’s no longer winded, has more energy, is more aware, and can sustain staying…
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Eager Park & Community Garden
After I leave Kim settled with the nurse of the day who administers one of the two chemotherapy drugs he’s on, Azacitidine, I continue to explore the area around John Hopkins and enjoy seeing how they have transformed it. Exercise has been my best friend throughout the trials and tribulations life has thrown at me,…
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East Baltimore
As mentioned earlier, the revitalization project around the John Hopkins Hospital is extensive. They have done a great job creating walking, sitting, exercise spaces for the community, where one sees residents, hospital staff, patients & their families, and the homeless walking around.
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Art therapy
Deep Space Imagined Collage – Bob Wirth The discovery of using art as therapy to help people explore their self-expressions and develop coping skills has been successful. The most innovative institutions exhibit great, meaningful art that feeds the soul and is uplifting. Around the Weingber building at Hopkins one finds several walls exhibiting inspiring art,…
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Treatment #3: May 9-21
Sunday before the start of the third treatment By the third week after the second treatment ended, Kim had somewhat recovered after declining significantly. He was eating well and, though disoriented, his mood was fairly upbeat. Juice was substituted for wine in wine glasses, as he can no longer have any alcohol – only a…
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Attending our son’s wedding
At the Wedding: Kim & Maria When we were told in February that Kim had AML and learned about the survival rate, our first thoughts were: would Kim be healthy enough to attend the wedding of our son Daniel to his wonderful bride Lauren? Dr Webster, Kim’s lead oncologist at Hopkins, agreed to ‘tweak’ the…
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At Home Therapy!
Oscar & Otis I started entertaining getting a pet ( dog) for Kim about 3 years ago. After much research, I found a dog to adopt that was partly Border Collie, his favorite dog breed. However, Kim was not very interested having a dog when we went to pick him up. I, on the other…
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Outpatient Treatment #2: March 30-April 13, 2022
Waiting to see if Kim exhibits any negative reactions to intravenous chemotherapy drug AZACITIDINE Every 6 weeks, I bring Kim to the Weinberg Oncology building at John Hopkins for 7 consecutive days where they inject him with oAZACITIDINE. After, he takes the 4 VENETOCLAX pills which I give to him at home with dinner. He…
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The Gratitude Board at the John Hopkins Oncology Weingber Building
Inspiring gratitude board notes The notes ‘Never Give Up’ and‘I would never leave you!’ made me cry as they reminded me of my promise to Kim.
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Caregiving & Caring for Kim
As mentioned earlier, I’ve been caring for Kim since his last TBI in 2013 which left him with a cognitive disability. Without realizing it, I slowly became a full-time caregiver and part of 53 million people in this country who care for a loved one or a friend without pay! See statistics in above diagram…
Cunningham-Ramos AML & Stroke after TBI Journey 