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Some of you may recall a post I made 11 weeks ago, sharing my cancer diagnosis and the upcoming chemotherapy and immunotherapy. I was positive going into it and I'm very happy to report that I finished my last immunotherapy infusion today and as of two weeks ago, all my blood test results were normal, indicating that my bone marrow was again fully functional and that I am in remission.

My skin on my hands and feet look like a 2nd degree burn victim's hands, with a lot of cracking, bleeding, swelling and peeling, but that will begin to heal now that the therapy has concluded. Despite all the bad things that COULD have happened (nausea, bone pain, infections, hair loss), I experienced relatively few side effects and direct effects of the chemo and antibody treatments, and only missed days of work on the days I actually received the infusions (which also included a 4-hour round-trip to Denver.

I received many messages and warm wishes from this board and I just wanted to thank you all for the words of encouragement. It's amazing that less than 90 after my diagnosis that I would be in remission, one likely to last many years, hopefully more than a decade. I'll get another bone marrow biopsy in May to check for residual remaining disease and it's my prayer than they will not find any.