07-01-2011, 06:18
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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
13 and a half years ago I was diasgnosed with leukemia. Chemotherapy couldn't kill the cancer, so I met the bone marrow transplant specialists who provided the only real chance for a cure.
Shortly after meeting them, I promised myself that, if I were to survive my ordeal, I would work beside them someday.
6 months of recovery, 2.5 more years of university, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of residency and 3 years of fellowship completed yesterday.
Today, when I drive in to work, I will do so as colleague to those who cared for me all those years ago (yes - at the same institution).
It took 13 years of training to keep that promise - now the real work starts and I get to pay it forward.
Life is good.
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Sincere congratulations PedOncoDoc.
Truly great news. 
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07-01-2011, 07:06
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I mean, how long could it possibly take to unpack a broom, a big pot and a bunch of dried bat wings?
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07-01-2011, 07:12
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Originally Posted by echoes
Wow, ZD!!! Sounds like an amazing trip! Glad you made it back safe...and can now go scuba diving...in what was the name of that Lake here?
Got to kill, er. um I mean, boil a truckload of fresh large, healthy, snapping irritated, angry Lobsters to serve!
Okay, okay, I know...but it was thrilling...and no, they do not "scream" when cooked in mass! (I listened...) 
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Holly,
I'm hurt that you forgot to invite me to your Lobster feast.........
Big Teddy 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
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SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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07-01-2011, 21:28
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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
13 and a half years ago I was diasgnosed with leukemia. Chemotherapy couldn't kill the cancer, so I met the bone marrow transplant specialists who provided the only real chance for a cure.
Shortly after meeting them, I promised myself that, if I were to survive my ordeal, I would work beside them someday.
6 months of recovery, 2.5 more years of university, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of residency and 3 years of fellowship completed yesterday.
Today, when I drive in to work, I will do so as colleague to those who cared for me all those years ago (yes - at the same institution).
It took 13 years of training to keep that promise - now the real work starts and I get to pay it forward.
Life is good.
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Outstanding.
Your mind and hands have been trained to heal bodies.
The story of your journey will heal souls and spirits.
May God bless you and your work.
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Make a decision, and then make it the right one through your actions.
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07-01-2011, 22:04
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Pedonc- That is wonderful, inspirational and just plain heart-warming. Congratulations.
BTW, every time I move my shoulder like this- it hurts....
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07-01-2011, 22:40
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Very good news, long journey thus far, longer one ahead.
God bless you Doc.
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07-01-2011, 23:04
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Having to wash my sunglasses with dish soap when I got home because they were covered with gun oil and carbon! Every now and then my job has some perks and today was one of them. We had a blast checking out a new target for marksmanship training. ( www.marathon-targets.com ) And somebody else picked up the brass and cleaned the weapons after we left! Now if I can just figure out where we're getting 1.9M to pay for one set, I'll be ecstatic. |
From the Marathon Target website: "When a target is shot, it provides instant visual feedback by stopping and dropping its mannequin. It simultaneously sends a message to other targets, who can react by running for cover."
You have all the fun....wish I could have seen that! You hang tight and I'll start the 1.9M fundraiser over here in Tx.
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07-01-2011, 23:16
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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
13 and a half years ago I was diasgnosed with leukemia. Chemotherapy couldn't kill the cancer, so I met the bone marrow transplant specialists who provided the only real chance for a cure.
Shortly after meeting them, I promised myself that, if I were to survive my ordeal, I would work beside them someday.
6 months of recovery, 2.5 more years of university, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of residency and 3 years of fellowship completed yesterday.
Today, when I drive in to work, I will do so as colleague to those who cared for me all those years ago (yes - at the same institution).
It took 13 years of training to keep that promise - now the real work starts and I get to pay it forward.
Life is good.
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I've volunteered with the Lance Armstrong Foundation for the past 7+ years, mostly with their young adult survivorship programs. While cancer does crush dreams and take lives, there are many more like you that I've met.....young people who go on to do great things because of the bleak diagnosis they received early in life.
I know this sounds strange, but it seems to me like a huge blessing, not curse. Like you (and Lance), they become focused, extremely productive, and have a great perspective about not sweating the small stuff. I believe some of the funniest people I've ever met are cancer survivors. Such a joy and zest for life, and I see that in many of your posts as well. You're inspiring.....thanks for sharing and all the best to you, PedOD!! 
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07-02-2011, 01:16
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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
13 and a half years ago I was diasgnosed with leukemia. Chemotherapy couldn't kill the cancer, so I met the bone marrow transplant specialists who provided the only real chance for a cure.
Shortly after meeting them, I promised myself that, if I were to survive my ordeal, I would work beside them someday.
6 months of recovery, 2.5 more years of university, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of residency and 3 years of fellowship completed yesterday.
Today, when I drive in to work, I will do so as colleague to those who cared for me all those years ago (yes - at the same institution).
It took 13 years of training to keep that promise - now the real work starts and I get to pay it forward.
Life is good.
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Congratulations Doc! My sister was like you. She was diagnosed with leukemia and had to get a marrow transplant from my little brother. She then developed Hodgkin's and got treatment for that. She has been doing well for the last 10 years.
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07-02-2011, 06:15
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I know this sounds strange, but it seems to me like a huge blessing, not curse. Like you (and Lance), they become focused, extremely productive, and have a great perspective about not sweating the small stuff.
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Yeah - don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff is a farily good rule to live by. On a more serious note - you can live your life identifying yourself as a survivor - or you can drive on and have that be a minor facet of who you are - I've met a lot of patients that can't move past the cancer experience - part of my ongoing mission is to help with this.
Rdret1 - Good to hear your sister is doing well after trasnplant and secondary cancer. She must be one incredible lady.
Thank you all for the kind words. I took my 2 minutes of reflection on the drive in and then got back to work.
On a neat "coincidental" side note - my first day overseeing the inpatient bone marrow transplant unit is the same day that my wife's book is released. 
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07-02-2011, 06:20
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Originally Posted by PedOncoDoc
13 and a half years ago I was diasgnosed with leukemia. Chemotherapy couldn't kill the cancer, so I met the bone marrow transplant specialists who provided the only real chance for a cure.
Shortly after meeting them, I promised myself that, if I were to survive my ordeal, I would work beside them someday.
6 months of recovery, 2.5 more years of university, 4 years of medical school, 3 years of residency and 3 years of fellowship completed yesterday.
Today, when I drive in to work, I will do so as colleague to those who cared for me all those years ago (yes - at the same institution).
It took 13 years of training to keep that promise - now the real work starts and I get to pay it forward.
Life is good.
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Congratulations, Doctor!
A select few have the talent and drive to do what you have accomplished.
An even smaller subset that make it over the hurdles you have hold the strength to be able to work in Oncology.
To be able to serve as a Pediatric Oncologist requires a truly resilient and caring person with special gifts beyond those of his or her colleagues in other medical fields.
I wish you the best of luck.
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07-02-2011, 11:10
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In the field a short time after sunrise to avoid the heat - wife and I picked nearly 7 gallons of blueberries in a couple of hours. Shared with the neighbors - the rest will go to good use over the next week - wife makes a dynamite blueberry kuchen - ready for the weekend festivities to begin - Happy 4th to everybody.
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07-02-2011, 11:14
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Originally Posted by echoes
Wow, ZD!!! Sounds like an amazing trip! Glad you made it back safe...and can now go scuba diving...in what was the name of that Lake here?
Got to kill, er. um I mean, boil a truckload of fresh large, healthy, snapping irritated, angry Lobsters to serve!
Okay, okay, I know...but it was thrilling...and no, they do not "scream" when cooked in mass! (I listened...)
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Holly,
That would be Lake Pleasant. I'd go diving there this weekend, but it will be a zoo.
Soon, I hope to be gathering my own lobsters - spiny variety - in the Bahamas, because, once again, I've been asked to "house sit" for a friend... for the entire month of September (You just can't reason with hurricane season. - Jimmy Buffett)
Here are some pictures of the McCallaghan-Tillman Bridge walkway. I edged my ass along the concrete wall separating it from the Nevada-bound traffic lanes. With the 40 mph winds, gusting to 50, I felt like I was "standing in the door" - sans parachute. Japanese tourists were near the rail, one with a child on his shoulders!
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07-02-2011, 20:31
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I was able to start the 4th of July weekend off by spending the morning at the range with my two brothers; celebrating our second amendment rights. It was a great day to put a few rounds through my first AR.
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07-02-2011, 23:35
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On a neat "coincidental" side note - my first day overseeing the inpatient bone marrow transplant unit is the same day that my wife's book is released. |
Two milestones in one day. Congratulations to both of you.
Thanks for sharing your story, Doc. I love your attitude and no doubt you'll be a blessing to those you attend.
Susan
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