Mathew’s first discharge Part Three Going Home!! It was right at 4 weeks from the day Mathew was admitted to the Zephyrhills Hospital with problems unknown, to his transfer to Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa to a final Diagnosis of a rare soft tissue Sarcoma, to his first round of chemotherapy, 5 days, two chemo each day, to the process of being discharged. I have covered a lot of things that happened the last few days before he went home, but the paperwork, dealing with the insurance (Thanks, Diane!), and everything else required went amazingly smooth. This post will cover the insurance and pharmacy dealings through text messages between me and Diane. I have my notes from The Notebook about taking Mathew ‘home’. Texts Between Mom and Diane I may be a few minutes late. If he is awake let him know. I should have just gone to Walmart and bought a cheap shirt and stayed there. I drove home tired and accomplished nothing and can barel...
A Journey through Sarcoma is a chronicle of my son's journey through Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Sarcoma. It is intended to educate and inspire by using Mathew’s thoughts and feelings, dreams and fears through a variety of mediums; art, music and writing. Sarcomas are the rarest cancers and predominantly affect the young. This is the story of Sarcoma.