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    My Journey Thru "L" *: *Lymphoma
    My Journey Thru "L" *: *Lymphoma
    My Journey Thru "L" *: *Lymphoma
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    My Journey Thru "L" *: *Lymphoma

    By Bill Castle

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    Life happens. Sometimes we need a good listener to help us sort out our emotional response.

    Bill Castle was one of those people. With a hopeful spirit and an engaging personality, he had made more that a thousand hours of hospital visits for Mended Hearts, Inc. and had spent many, many more hours as a Stephen Minister and a member of his church's Pastoral Care Team. In that time he had listened to hundreds of people share their fears, needs and observed how they were coping.

    So when he was faced with lymphoma himself, he chose to use poetry, a life long hobby, as his way of expressing his feelings. "My Journey Thru "L" chronicles the day by day, ups and downs of living with chemotherapy, and highlights the need for humor, support and a faithful spirit. It is also something of a love story.

    Bill saw this book as "the lemonade from his lymphoma". It offers insights and information to anyone facing the same journey. It also helps caregivers understand that they too are on this journey, and how important their response is to their patient and loved ones.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisheriUniverse
    Release dateJan 9, 2009
    ISBN9781440112218
    My Journey Thru "L" *: *Lymphoma
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    Bill Castle

    Bill Castle liked to say he was “born, bred and buttered” in Buffalo, New York. He was retired from his partnership in a successful Insurance Agency and as a college instructor. He enjoyed tennis, people, travel, birds and most of all, his family, and he was blessed with a sense of humor, a smile and laugh that lit up a room. In writing My Journey Thru “L”, he hoped that it would benefit others facing the same trek. Early in 2008 Bill was again diagnosed with cancer. He died on April 17th, 2008 of complications associated with pneumonia. As he wished, proceeds from this volume will benefit cancer support groups.

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      My Journey Thru "L" * - Bill Castle

      My Journey Thru L *

      *Lymphoma

      by patient, patient Bill Castle

      iUniverse, Inc.

      New York Bloomington

      My Journey Thru L *

      *Lymphoma

      Copyright © 2009 by Suzanne W. Castle

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any Web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4401-1220-1 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4401-1221-8 (ebook)

      Printed in the United States of America

      iUniverse rev. date: 1/2/2009

      Disclaimer:

      All physician and medical personnel names have been changed to protect their privacy.

      Friends and family have given permission for the use of their names.

      In loving memory of Bill Castle, who brightened the lives of his family and friends and countless others that crossed his path.

      And my thanks to those who helped me publish his poetic journal.

      ~Sue Castle

      Contents

      My Journey Thru L*

      *Lymphoma

      PLANNING FOR THE TRIP

      OF TREATMENTS

      WEEK 1

      Monday, May 8

      Tuesday, May 9

      Wednesday, May 10

      Thursday, May 11

      Friday, May 12

      Saturday, May 13

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 1

      WEEK 2

      Sunday, May 14 (Mother’s Day)

      Monday, May 15

      Tuesday, May 16

      Wednesday, May 17

      Thursday, May 18

      Friday, May 19

      Saturday, May 20

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 2

      WEEK 3

      Sunday, May 21, 2006

      Monday, May 22

      Tuesday, May 23

      Wednesday, May 24

      Thursday, May 25

      Friday, May 26

      Saturday, May 27

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 3

      WEEK 4

      Sunday, May 28, 2006

      Monday, May 29

      Tuesday, May 30

      Wednesday, May 31

      Thursday, June 1

      Friday, June 2

      Saturday , June 3

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 4

      WEEK 5

      Sunday, June 4, 2006

      Monday, June 5

      Tuesday, June 6

      Wednesday, June 7

      Thursday, June 8

      Friday, June 9

      Saturday, June 10

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 5

      WEEK 6

      Sunday, June 11, 2006

      Monday, June 12

      Tuesday, June 13

      Wednesday, June 14

      Thursday, June 15

      Friday, June 16

      Saturday, June 17

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 6

      WEEK 7

      Sunday, June 18, 2006

      Monday, June 19, 2006

      Tuesday, June 20, 2006

      Wednesday, June 21, 2006

      Thursday, June 22, 2006

      Friday, June 23, 2006

      Saturday, June 24, 2006

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 7

      WEEK 8

      Sunday, June 25, 2006

      Monday, June 26, 2006

      Tuesday, June 27, 2006

      Wednesday, June 28, 2006

      Thursday, June 29, 2006

      Friday, June 30, 2006

      Saturday, July 1, 2006

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 8

      WEEK 9

      Sunday, July 2, 2006

      Monday, July 3

      Tuesday, July 4

      Wednesday, July 5

      Thursday, July 6

      Friday, July 7

      Saturday, July 8

      REFLECTIONS ON MONDAY’S VISIT TO THE ONCOLOGIST

      WEEK 10

      Sunday, July 9, 2006

      Monday, July 10

      Tuesday, July 11

      Wednesday, July 12

      Thursday, July 13

      Friday, July 14

      Saturday, July 15

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 10

      WEEK 11

      Sunday, July 16, 2006

      Monday, July 17

      Tuesday, July 18

      Wednesday, July 19

      Thursday, July 20

      Friday, July 21

      Saturday, July 22

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 11

      WEEK 12

      Sunday, July 23, 2006

      Monday, July 24

      Tuesday, July 25

      Wed-Thu-Fri, July 26, 27, 28

      Saturday, July 29

      MY NEGLECTION---

      ---NO TIME FOR REFLECTION

      WEEK 13

      Sunday, July 30, 2006

      Monday, July 31

      Tuesday, August 1

      Wednesday, August 2

      Thursday, August 3

      Friday, August 4

      Saturday, August 5

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 13

      WEEK 14

      Sunday, August 6, 2006

      Monday, August 7

      Tuesday, August 8

      Wednesday, August 9

      Thursday, August 10

      Friday, August 11, 2006

      Saturday, August 12

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 14

      WEEK 15

      Sunday, August 13, 2006

      Monday, August 14

      Tuesday, August 15

      Wednesday, August 16

      Thursday, August 17

      Friday, August 18

      Saturday, August 19

      REFLECTIONS ON WEEK 15

      WEEK 16

      Sunday, August 20, 2006

      Monday, August 21

      Tuesday, August 22

      Wednesday, August 23

      Thursday, August 24

      Friday, August 25

      Saturday, August 26

      REFLECTIONS ON

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