I have re-published an article from Jonathan Copsey at the Milton Herald which describes how Northside Hospital, which is only 20 minutes away from where I live, but ironically, not where I received my BMT transplant, has just been named as having the highest survival rates of any bone marrow transplant facility in the United States.
My son is starting pre-k and I am having mixed feelings about the transition. A recent experience showed that while not even 5 years old yet, he is already starting the transformation from living in his own wonderful imaginative little world, to living in the big world where peer pressure and influence really does make a difference.
“Haven’t you ever been to a beach?” This is the question I was asked as a follow up to the numerous questions I had about visiting Ocean City, Maryland prior to our family vacation. I learned over the course of 4 days, that although I have indeed been to beaches, I had never been to one like this.
It’s been a busy, busy time since I last wrote. And I will apologize in advance for the length of this entry, but if you have enjoyed my blog in the past, I encourage you to take the time to read this entry. May was a month of loss, and June opened with my bike ride around Lake Tahoe.
Mar
30
I also used to roll my eyes and think “I don’t need to sit around and whine about my problems.” If you have ever had cancer you are hereby commanded to read this post. If you have any close friends or family members who are in treatment or who have beaten the Dirty Bastard, I summon you to read this and share it with that person. Is a summons’ing a person is not quite as definitive as commanding them, right?
Mar
24
Many many updates and things to talk about. In this decade’s edition of www.dangennari.com
1. This is now officially an award winning blog…yaayyyy!!
2. Winners of the “Guess how much my cancer treatment cost” contest
3. Update on little Jack and his quest to go to SpaceCamp
4. My thoughts on Team in Training and my new sport of road cycling at Week #7
Mar
03
I am having a really unusual week, full of emotional ups and downs and I can’t even talk about it. But I wanted to send out a blog post because I have undertaken a new project to help raise some money for a little boy named Jack. I have recently made his acquaintance and offered to help his Mom raise money to get him to SpaceCamp this month. Read all about it in this blog post, and please consider making a small contribution to the effort. If we get a lot of people to give just a little, he will be on his way in just a few short weeks. Time is critical here.
Feb
01
If you are planning to attend the screening of the ski and snowboard documentary, “The Story” please plan to purchase your tickets in advance sometime this week. We have to meet a minimum number of ticket sales a week before the film, so don’t plan to just show up that night and buy tickets. However, if you are not coming to the movie…
Jan
15
Dan Gennari will host the Georgia World Premier of The Story, a ski and snowboard film produced by The Ski Channel, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on February 17, 2011 in Alpharetta, GA. The film will be screened at Studio Movie Grill in Alpharetta, GA. Gennari has committed to raising thousands of dollars for Leukema & Lymphoma Society through fundraising and his personal goal of riding a 100 mile bike loop around Lake Tahoe.
Jan
02
I have realized that my last post about my PET scan results took a negative perspective and I want to set the record straight that I am not as upset about the results as it sounded in that post. I was angry at the time and more upset than the results warranted. I am fine now and I have a lot of positive things happening in my life. The PET scan is not guiding or directing my happiness. There is to much news to preview here, so just read the post.
Dec
19
Tomorrow morning I will get the results of my PET scan to find out if my stem cell transplant worked or not. If the transplant worked, I will finally enter the remission stage after 2 years of fighting cancer. If the bone marrow transplant did not work, then I will probably go back into treatment for more chemotherapy and radiation.
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