Last night before I went to bed I did one of my little "vanity searches" where I look to see what the internet thinks of the name "Craig Maloney". I do these on occasion just to get a lay of the land and to see what all is out there …

Checking in for 2023-10-05:

• Got my first Epoetin alfa (nee: Procrit) shot today. Nothing too dreadful at the moment. Hoping that it brings me some new red blood cells.
• Tomorrow I start my Zarxio shots. Fun fun.
• The way the day was carved up with several things happening in the …

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Checking in for 2023-10-04:

• Today was my chemo day for the Bevacizumab (nee: Avastin, Mvasi, Zirabev). It's almost become routine, with me joking and catching up with the nurses at Cancer Care Associates. They're fantastic folks and I am grateful for their care and attention.
• Tomorrow …

"Disease Status: Progressing."

I hadn't noticed this subtle addition to the follow-up notes in my chart, but a quick search shows that it's been in there since my July visit. The blood work has been showing a similar tale, with my red blood count and my white blood count dipping …

Checking in for 2023-10-03:

• Spent this morning elaborating on the creatures of Hereva for the Pepper&Carrot RPG. One of those creatures is the Fisher Owl, which is a one-panel sight gag in the comic of an owl fishing for mice by using a fishing pole. So I decided to …