What I have learned so far

1) When the oncologist says, 'It(chemo) won't be as bad as you think' believe him.
2) When the oncologist says, ' You have aggressive, large B cell lymphoma all over your body. But we can cure this" Believe him, even if you have a tumor the size of a grapefruit in your gut.
3) Each day carries its own beauty. You can see it if you look for it. e.g., on Chemo day I settle in for 6 hours of various chemo drugs. The clinic borders on Torrey Pines golf course where the big Farmers Insurance golf tournament is played. I can look out the window and see peace and beauty whenever  I want. But there is plenty of peace and beauty inside the room too.
4) Chemotherapy nurses are really nice. They are easy to chat with. And they let me make some of the treatment decisions, such as using a vein on my other hand for the red devil.
5) You can use your iPad during chemo as long as you don't have an IV in both arms.
6) You can text during chemo.
7) You can call your mother and tell her the cancer is gone during chemo.
8) They have free wifi in the clinic.
9) If you start working out and going to the Wild Animal Park after chemo, you will feel a lot better than if you stay home.
10) I have a whole lot of friends and a huge family that love and support and pray for me.
11) I don't have to miss anything because I have cancer.  I was able to go to SF to be with Katie and Bruce and Oliver for two weeks when Oliver was born.
12) They say 'bald is beautiful' But thats just to make bald people feel better. I was more beautiful when I had my own silver white hair. (See the picture at the very top of the page. That's me before chemo.) The next one is me after my head was shaved. 
13) A wig still looks like a wig, no matter what people say.
#12 &13 don't amount to a hill of beans
14) Life is beautiful and every day is a gift.