Cancer Journal (09.02.17): By the Numbers

2 . . .
Health-related issues I thought I had when 2008 began: my vision and my cough


2 . . .
Months (Jan-Feb 08) before my vision was corrected
(Thank you, Drs. Bogart and Brown)


10 . . .
Months (Sept 07-June 08) that my cough went unexplained


12 . . .
The maximum number of months I would have lived had my cancer not been found


5 . . .
Doctors who cared for my body through this process
(Thank you, Drs. Fleming, Abreu, Nguyen, Curran, and Curtis)


18 . . .
Elders who laid their hands on me and prayed for my healing
(Thank you, Danny, Eric, Sandy, Warren, John V., Mike, Loyd, Dan, Sam, John S., Joel, John G., Gary, Tom, Brian, Lee, Rich, and Dick)


12 . . .
Injections of Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine -- my chemo cocktail


3 . . .
Injections of Neupogen


11 . . .
Injections of Neulasta


472 . . .
Miles I drove (alone!) the day after a chemo treatment to join my family on vacation


0 . . .
Scruples it took to do that


17 . . .
Radiation treatments


2,755 . . .
Total miles that I traveled for health purposes since January 2008


$60,657.51 . . .
Total amount in benefits that Blue Cross has paid for me since July 1, 2008


40+ . . .
Meals provided by members of Heritage Bible Church and other friends


114 . . .
Cards, letters, and get-well wishes I received


50? . . .
Estimated number of people who wore LiveStrong bracelets for me


2 . . .
People who ran a LiveStrong race for me
(Thank you, Heather and Sebastian)


521 . . .
Members of the Facebook group, "Praying for the Hoskinsons"
(Thanks to all of you)


1 . . .
Wife who carried our family on her back for nearly a year
(Thank you, Kimberly, for fulfilling your promise to love me in sickness and in health. All my heart is yours alone.)


0 . . .
Treatments remaining
(My last radiation was today.)


Praise be to God!