Author Archives: Terry Baresh

Well, following a major surgery in April, 2020, a long recovery, and a pandemic, I’m doing well. The surgeon’s removed my bladder (cancerous), my prostrate gland (cancerous), and my lymph nodes as well as my spleen. The recovery took a year, and I’m still plagued by constant nausea from the chemo and immunotherapy, but toContinue reading “May 31, 2021”

July 18 – I noticed blood in my urine. I didn’t react or seek any medical attention thinking that this was simply an anomaly and expecting that it would probably go away. Aug 10 – More blood in my urine. Asked my wife, Kathryn, to accompany me to Urgent Care. Aug 10 – Urgent careContinue reading “Here’s a bit of the back story”

I started round 3 of 4 on Thursday, Feb 27, with the full compliment of Gemzar, Cisplatin and Nivolumab (immunotherapy) complimented by a hefty dose of steroids and two flavors of anti-nausea medications.  It’s an all day-long event where I come into the “salon” (the place reminds me of my mother’s beauty shop) at 7:30 a.m.Continue reading “Round 3”

I started round two of four last week. This is the hardest week. On Tuesday, many vials of blood were drawn from my arm and sent off to the lab for testing. Because I’m on a trial, they need more blood, more tests. She was fast and I was out in fifteen minutes. Thursday morningContinue reading “Round two”

As far as I can see, there are two paths, two likely outcomes, both painful, but with only one choice. The likely outcome is that Donald J. Trump will win the 2020 presidential election by a landslide, winning all 50 states. He’ll follow this triumph with a decree to suspend the constitution, fire the HouseContinue reading “Two paths”

July 25, 2019 – Today I noticed what appeared to be blood in my urine. I didn’t think much about it. Aug 10, 2019 – Saw blood in my urine again, but today I asked my wife, Kathryn, to visit Urgent Care together. They took samples and performed a quick test to confirm my suspicions,Continue reading “How it started”

I baked a batch of mellow melts and they turned out better than I expected. My daughter will enjoy them in her lunches.

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.