My recovery from leukemia

[bcroslin]

I wanted to share a piece Bicycling published on my recovery from cancer. Late last year I was diagnosed with leukemia and I spent a month in-patient at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. I spent months doing out-patient chemo and credit my remission and full recovery to cycling. Here's hoping my experience can help others with their journey with cancer.

https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a2...ay-motivation/

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by bcroslin

I wanted to share a piece Bicycling published on my recovery from cancer. Late last year I was diagnosed with leukemia and I spent a month in-patient at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. I spent months doing out-patient chemo and credit my remission and full recovery to cycling. Here's hoping my experience can help others with their journey with cancer.

https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a2...ay-motivation/

Look forward to reading the story - and big chapeau and congrats for beating it!

[MattTuck]

Bob,

Great story! Glad you're in remission and appreciate you sharing your experience.

Cyclists... fit and know how to suffer. Handy traits for the situation you found yourself in. Great that you were able to start riding indoors so soon after your treatment.

[Cicli]

Great read.
I wish you the best. Stay strong and remember to smile every mile.

[cinco]

Don't want to speak for you, but you appear to be a very lucky man - to have so many people who genuinely care and want you to be better. Glad you are able to be "back on the bike"

[Johnnysmooth]

Unfortunately, unlike you my cancer (pancreatic neuroendocrine) same thing that got Steve Jobs remains "incurable." So every so often, in addition to oral chemo, have to do some form of procedure to minimize tumor burden.

That being said, nearly 10yrs on now since diagnosis and like the OP, attributed a good part of that to cycling.

Happy trails everyone!

[old_fat_and_slow]

Very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing.

Stay well.

[marciero]

Yes-be well-to you and other Paceliners dealing with cancer, and thanks for sharing

[Lewis Moon]

Inspiring. You fought and won. Chapeau.

[VTCaraco]

Nice to read, Bob. Congratulations...
Hope you keep pedaling and enjoying life.

[gasman]

Really great story to read Bob. Thanks for posting the link and congratulations on your remission !

[54ny77]

Fantastic story, kudos to you and to your support crew of friends and family.

[19wisconsin64]

Wow! Thanks for posting this....very inspiring!

[colker]

Last year a simple gall bladder removal became five procedures fighting an aggressive hospital bacteria. Antibiotics would give nausea so i could not eat. One mo at the hospital + one mo at home on intravenose schedule. Lost 45 lbs.
Cycling gave me a low heart rate which i believe helped enduring everything and helped for recovering my body.
Not on par w/ your experience.
Good job!

[Pearsom]

Thank you for sharing. Stay strong and healthy.