Nice, and a bit scary
I really enjoyed the last few weeks at home. Tomorrow, I will go back to the hospital. I will have chemotherapy for a week and then I will have my stem cell transplant. (Thank you, anonymous donor!) If all goes well, I will be back home in about four weeks from now.
Although I will need many, many months of revalidation thereafter, it’s nice to see the actual therapy hopefully drawing to a close.
Frankly, it’s also a bit scary. On the short term, I am definitely not looking forward to four weeks in hospital. More fundamentally, the new stem cells I will receive should really clean up any last remaining cancer cells in my body. Otherwise – well, I’m not completely sure what we will do otherwise. I guess we can worry about that later if we need to…
For now, I’m mostly hopeful and confident: I wish you all a hopeful and confident 2016 too!
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I wish you a happy new year as well Erik and improved health.
I hope the five weeks pass swiftly for you and that the stem cells do their job to perfection. Hang in there.
Tjonge. Courage gewenst, collega!: er gaat veel positieve energie uit naar je! Geert.
Heel veel sterkte er weer mee en ik wens je 2016 een prachtig jaar met vernieuwde gezondheid.
Veel sterkte, kracht en beterschap. Voor 2016 en daarna
Een voorspoedig 2016, Erik! Met extra vlijtige stamcellen!
Beste Erik, veel sterkte de komende weken, en een wonderschoon 2016 (and beyond) gewenst!
Sterkte de komende weken Erik!
May the new year bring enough joys and health to recover from the hard times of 2015. Best wishes and lots of + energy!
“For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”
Jn 3:16
You are in prayers. Trust in the Lord.
Op een 2016 met volledig herstel! Hou vol !
All the best for your recovery, Erik!
Warm wishes coming your way from Sydney Erik…
Thinking of you and wishing you well, as ever.
Keeping my fingers crossed that all went well and that you are not convalescing at home.
now… not not
Hope you’re hanging in there, Erik! Best wishes.
Thinking of you. Be well.
Thinking of you. Fingers crossed that things are going as planned
For anyone who hasn’t heard the terrible news: sadly, Erik has died. More details here: https://www.facebook.com/wayne.hodgins/posts/10154117631725572
I have known Erik only briefly, but I knew immediately he was one of the good guys (and a really really good prof, the kind the world needs more of). Last week I came and had a look at his blog because I felt it lasted too long before we heard again from him. Today my ex-colleague sent me the sad news. Goodbye Erik. Your work and attitude will live on… Innige deelneming aan zijn vrouw en kinderen.
Een schok om te lezen dat Erik ons heeft moeten verlaten, mijn condoleances voor partner en kinderen, ook namens de collega’s van Dommel Valley.