Tony Blankley

August 5th, 2008

The symptoms first began one Friday evening as I was sitting in the make-up chair preparing for a live television interview on MSNBC. I noticed one side of my mouth was drooping a little, but we were minutes away from a live broadcast into millions of homes so I decided to ignore it. But then I reached a point when I couldn’t ignore it any longer – in the middle of my hour-long interview, the entire side of my face had gone slack and I was drooling on live, national TV. Off the air, the host asked me if I needed an ambulance. I finished the hour-long show and quickly went home. I don’t consider myself a hypochondriac, but I knew something had gone terribly wrong. (more…)

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Doug Wilkey Jr.

August 5th, 2008

In February of 2002 I was diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In 2003, after exhausting all possible chemo interventions, I was told I would have only nine to 12 months to live; unless I considered a risky but potentially life-saving stem-cell transplant.

Once diagnosed, chemotherapy began immediately and I began my fight against cancer. Unfortunately the first line of defense was only marginally successful, and I would require an even more intense chemo regimen to stop the spreading disease. I was overwhelmed, and while I had supportive family and friends I began to isolate from them. I felt that no one understood what was happening to me. (more…)

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