Step-on-me vs. Ovarian Cancer

I am an Alumni Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.  My time with this organization as an active member was incredible and I build relationships with people that are now my best friends.   Tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday, January 28) at 5 PM the current active chapter is holding an awareness and fundraising event in honor of Stephanie and the ovarian cancer she is currently battling.  This event focuses on the lighter side of cancer treatment and proposes to remove the hair of active fraternity members with a donation.  The donor can actually choose the brother that will lose his hair.  Stephanie and I are taken aback by the generosity shown by these young men and we are excited to participate tomorrow.  I will be in attendance tomorrow but due to Stephanie's illness, her ability to be there could be at risk.  It will be a game time decision for her.   Please find the details for the event at the below link.  If you can come participate, great.  If not, know that the

I am back from a long hiatus of not writing about what is going on in our lives related to Stephanie's cancer.  Although I am not certain why I haven't been compelled to write an updated for over a month; I believe it is related to Stephanie and I trying to get back to our normal lives.  (More normal would probably be a better way to describe it.) Both she and I have been heavily focused on making up lost time for our careers.  I have been reconsumed by my job, which is no suprise to those who know me well.  Steph has also picked right back up where she left off in Realty - crushing it.   Her success is more impressive than mine because she is also doing this while going through chemotherapy.  After her surgery in December she recovered physically and soon after started IV chemo for one 3 dose cycle.  This past week, she graduated to the more aggressive and direct form of Chemo for her type of cancer - IP chemo.  This is where they take two liters of chemo and saline solution a

For as long as I can remember, it has been my dream to work in real estate.   Last year, I started my dream job of working as a Realtor with Semonin, and I couldn’t be happier with that decision.   The training, support, and uplifting environment at Semonin is second to none, and I don’t believe I would have had as much success had I chosen any other company. From the first moment we knew that I would have surgery, the management team, support staff, and my colleagues all went above and beyond to help manage my business.   We were initially planning for only an exploratory surgery to remove a mass we hoped was benign, followed by up to six weeks of recovery.   When plans changed, my colleagues at Semonin did not hesitate to offer any and all support on both a personal and business level. Despite the additional complications, procedures, and treatments, Semonin’s support has allowed me to work with both existing and new clients, all between doctor’s appointments.   Anyone w

The week after Christmas, we were finally able to begin round two of "chemo lite." Chemo was put on pause in November to prepare my immune system for ureter reimplantation surgery (which was successful!). Round two will consist of three more weekly outpatient treatments of dose-dense chemo (aka "chemo lite"). At the conclusion of round two, we will have a follow-up appointment with the urologist, at which time we hope to schedule an appointment to remove the stint connecting my kidney and bladder, and receive a go-ahead to begin IV/IP chemotherapy.  Stay tuned for a more detailed post from Greg soon.