Mark Pajak
3 days ago4 min read
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Not sure where this is all going, so let us begin here: Welcome to the start of the second decade. I was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma...
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Mark Pajak
Dec 21, 20244 min read
The Trip
“…. This is the worst/best trip, I’ve ever been on” -- Beach Boys, Sloop John B Happy Holidays to all who visit this site. May the joys...
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Mark Pajak
Nov 26, 20243 min read
Gobble Gobble
Post Car T cell update at 11 months: Hard to believe that it has been 11 months since my Car T cell procedure. At times it seems as if it...
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Mark Pajak
Oct 24, 20243 min read
Just Livin’
OK first things first - A 10-month post Car T cell update: The latest blood draw shows no evidence of a monoclonal peak which has always...
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Mark Pajak
Sep 24, 20243 min read
11 Holes?
How in heavens name does one recover and pick up the pieces of what was your life after you hear those words “you have cancer”? That is...
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Mark Pajak
Aug 26, 20244 min read
To Fish Or Not To Fish
I am not an angler. In fact, the last time I wetted a line so to speak was…. Well, I cannot remember. It was well before I was diagnosed...
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Mark Pajak
Jul 23, 20244 min read
Dream On
“I have learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our disposition and not upon our...
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Mark Pajak
Jun 24, 20243 min read
Better
Happy June! What a month – warmer mornings and evenings begin to become the routine. The start of summer. Sitting outside on the porch,...
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Mark Pajak
May 22, 20243 min read
It is not about more.
First an update: It has been almost 150 days since I received my reconfigured T-cells and according to the most recent blood draw...
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Mark Pajak
Apr 18, 20243 min read
Here we go!
Day 90 arrived. Three months after I got my reconfigured T-Cells, a PET/CT scan was ordered to evaluate my condition. The results of the...
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Mark Pajak
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Not Quite
By the time this is posted, I will be on about Day 85 post Car T Cell introduction/re-introduction. Day 90 is a big day because a blood...
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Anne Mason
Mar 15, 20244 min read
On Advocacy - In Honor of MS Awareness Month
I incurred a minor relapse. The statement is as blunt and disruptive as the experience. MS relapses have no finesse or tact. There is not...
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Mark Pajak
Feb 21, 20244 min read
In Progress – Part Two
My previous post (January) included the experiences and thoughts regarding the first 14 days of a Car T cell protocol. This post deals...
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Anne Mason
Jan 23, 20244 min read
On Studies and Tests
Growing up, I was an excellent student. I studied diligently, invested time in homework, and came to class prepared. A+ report cards were...
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Mark Pajak
Jan 22, 20244 min read
In Progress
Well, the good news is that I have made it past Day 14, which in a Car T Cell protocol is a benchmark day. Research/History of the...
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Mark Pajak
Dec 18, 20233 min read
The Wait
Happy Holidays to all who happen upon this post. May this Holiday Season bring you joy and peacefulness. In a little less than two weeks...
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Anne Mason
Dec 14, 20234 min read
On The Gift of Visibility
I opened my mailbox the other day to find a small package containing a handmade card and a light paperback: Single Handedly: Learning to...
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Mark Pajak
Nov 21, 20234 min read
GIANTS
Happy Thanksgiving? What, with cancer? OK, as promised here is an update on my CAR T cell process. I am proceeding forward with the Car T...
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Mark Pajak
Oct 20, 20233 min read
Mashed Potatoes
Well, October finds me preparing for Car T cell therapy. I am scheduled to have my T-Cells harvested in early November. Once harvested,...
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Anne Mason
Oct 11, 20234 min read
On Ringing Silence
Whenever crafting a performance, I always mine for the moments of silence - the reverent pauses that allow for the impact of the...
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Mark Pajak
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Operating Small
It is just about Fall. As a personal update, we are working towards a Car T cell therapy protocol for the treatment of my Multiple...
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Anne Mason
Sep 9, 20234 min read
On Pins and Needles
I hope I have not kept you waiting in anticipation for this month’s column, dear reader. It comes to you late in order to accommodate a...
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Mark Pajak
Aug 21, 20234 min read
Overwhelmed?
So, this is how it is for me: No matter how much I try to accept my fate, I still struggle with these facts: I have cancer/multiple...
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Anne Mason
Jul 21, 20233 min read
On Silver Linings and Golden Repairs
I celebrated a birthday this month. Not a monumental one by any means, but another full orbit on this planet nonetheless. Just like with...
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Mark Pajak
Jul 20, 20234 min read
Why? Because.
I want to let you know that I so appreciate, respect, and empathize with your struggles, your worries, your good days and your not so...
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