cancersmancer: A gathering of Kirsten's family and friends

Chronicle of a Stem Cell Transplant (and on through to the other side)

Saturday, February 12, 2011

A gathering of Kirsten's family and friends

We invite you to be with us on Sunday morning at 10:00, February 20. As Kirsten requested, we will gather in Cates Park in North Vancouver to be together and with her. Kirsten would like people to wear their favorite colours, bring a flower with them and, if you like, a memory, story, or poem to share. Children and dogs are welcome. Please email ipowell@nvsd44.bc.ca with any questions. Thank you.

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: Name: Kirsten (not Kristen); Location: Vancouver, Canada

I am a 32-year-old (now 36) female with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of blood cancer affecting the lymphatic system. I was diagnosed in April of 2006 after an x-ray revealed a 10cm mass in my mediastinum (the cavity between the lungs and the chest). Subsequently, I've had five months of chemotherapy, but the disease has proved to be refractory, meaning it is "restless" and not responding fast enough. The next course of treatment is a stem cell transplant, the likes of which I will try to chronicle here for family, friends, and, well, voyeurs if you don't fit into one of those two catagories... In my "normal" life, I am a writer, animal lover, pseudo runner and paperphile (don't ask...) In general, an aficionado of little, but connoisseur of much... UPDATE - March 2008...After a stem cell transplant, 20 rounds of radiation, 10 more months of chemo and 5 more rounds of radiation, I am now doing clinical trials. UPDATE - November 2008...One trial down (MGCD0103). UPDATE - May 2009...SGN-35 trial (12 cycles). UPDATE - Feb 2010...Bendamustine (6 cycles). UPDATE - Oct 2010...finished Bendamustine and hoping for continued stable disease. Jesus, who's writing this stuff, anyway?

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

A gathering of Kirsten's family and friends

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