My Saga with Leukemia

Off to the Cancer Lodge

Bright and early after the third round of chemo was completed, the doctor released me to the local cancer lodge, Hope, which is just blocks from the hospital. I would spend the next several weeks there until my blood recovered from the most recent chemo infusions.

Hope is a great place and I had a very nice room, but within a week I began to get so home sick that I got very restless. Talking to my loved ones by phone helped a little, but depression moved in fast, especially knowing the real Christmas Day was coming and I'd be missing everyone.

I spent a lot of time (more than I knew) on my cell phone the next few weeks, but nothing really helped for long. Most nights I was in bed by 7 p.m. just so I could sleep and forget about my unhappiness.



Many thanks to all who are displaying a "Butterfly for Judy"