Chin Checkn Cancer

07/23/2026

Symone and I are almost to MD Anderson in Houston, TX I have a very long day, I have labs, PET scan, Appointment with my Dr, then the two Immunotherapy treatments at a total of about 10 hrs then she will drive me home to Vinton,La then drive back to Beaumont, TX where her and her husband live. So prayers for safe travels and good results of the pet scan are appreciated. Have a great day.

06/27/2026

Saturday Special☀️
Brisket Burnt Ends & Bread Pudding

I think these burnt ends turned out perfect today! Get them while we have them we’ve ran out pretty early the last couple Saturday’s!

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06/27/2026

I went to MD Anderson on the 25th for the usual labs, appointment with my oncologist, 10 hours of immunotherapy. My Sister Rena Brasuell was home so she took me. I did talk to my oncologist about how with my brother in law out of town & Kay Kay ( thats what I call Rena) having to try to split her time at home and with Vic out of state plus with me and my sister's helping my parents, my daughrers help but one has two kids and especially during the school year it is impossible for her to take me . So discussing this and other private stuff we decided that I could start looking for a place closer to home to start doing my immunotherapy therapy and only go to Houston every three months and when its time for me to do imaging. I cant start this until after my July trip that is already scheduled plus I am due for a pet scan then as well. So if anyone has had immunotherapy in the area between Lake Charles Louisiana to Beaumont, Texas that would recommend a great place they experienced with through their own treatment or a close family member feel free to PM me the information ok. Also July 23rd is my trip to Houston for Labs, Dr Appointment, pet scan then 10 hours of immunotherapy plus its a 2 hr trip each way there. So obviously it will be a long ruff day for me and whomever in my family takes me so I would appreciate prayers, good thought & wishes or whatever you are comfortable with giving for me and my family that day and also for good results with no new areas of cancer to be found or any of the original ones growing or anything. I love you all and thankful for all your love and support! God bless you all!!!

06/27/2026

05/31/2026

So Thursday my daughter Symone Johnson drove me to MD Anderson in Houston, TX. It's approximately 2 hours one way from my house in Louisiana, plus approximately another 30 mins for her from her house to mine. Anyway thanks to all the prayers we had safe travels there & back. I only had labs and then 10 hours of immunotherapy so it started early and I actually got back home before it was dark. Lol I must say I believe that's the only time since doing the double dose of the two different Immunotherapies I recall ever getting home before dark. Also I usually have a appointment with my Dr too but it didn't work out schedule wise so I have a video appointment Monday to go over my labs. I hope nothing is showing up that hasn't been showing up or no elevated levels. I hope all of you are doing well. I thank God for all of you in my support group when I Pray in the morning and at night. I am truly blessed to have you all support me and pray that he continues to answer your prayers bless you and keep you safe, healthy, and alive. I love you all and God bless you all!

04/12/2026

Sorry I haven't posted in a while I plan to better going forward. So Im still fighting my battle against the rare form of Multiple Myeloma, which is most know is an incurable but treatable blood cancer. Im still on the pill form of chemo that I take for 21 days 7 days off then start the next cycle. I am also still on the two immunotherapy chemos as well I get a double dose of each once a month and handle it well. I get a double dose because I was going to MD Anderson in Houston, TX twice a month to get a single dose each time so I asked my oncologist if it was possible to try getting a double dose once a month since its a 2 hour trip one way each time and I wanted it to not cost so much going twice a month and putting so many miles and wear and tear on my sister's & daughter's vehicles since the bring me and it not be a burden on them to have to make sure that someone was available to take me and not have to reschedule any plans or appointments they might have around two different trips each month. I had a ekg done several months ago like I had been doing yearly since I was on a pretty good amount of methadone for extended pain relief, it can cause heart problems like irregular heart beats well sure enough it was effecting my heart so first the lowered the strength and did another ekg the next month and it didn't change anything so they decided to have me take a lower dose just twice a day and prescribed me an extended pain relief version of oxytocin to go with the oxycodone I have for breakthrough pain it has worked. I had another ekg last month and it showed everything is normal now. So woo hoo, thank you God. So many already knew I had to take large doses of steroids every week that I didn't go for the immunotherapy and the week I did go for it I took a slightly lower dose then the gave me the rest plus more in my IV when I got the first type of immunotherapy and then with the second I took a different type or brand of steroids with it in pill form. The ones I took except for the dose in the IV were in pill form as well. I hate taking the steroids they make me sweat extremely on my head and back and Im sure its part of the shirt fuse I have and was warned about when I first started chemo. Well I think it was two months ago when I seen my oncologist before my immunotherapy to go over my labs and so she could refill my pill form of chemo I just told her look you know how much I hate the steroids and while mentioning that in a multiple myeloma support group I'm in several other patients said they were able to get off the Dex (Steroids), can I have a break from them except for the ones I get with my immunotherapy? She thought for a second and said I'm pretty sure but let me look over everything again and your last couple months or more of labs and I'll let you know. So while doing my immunotherapy that day she called and said yes I could stop them except for what they give me with my immunotherapy. If I hadn't been hooked up to the IV and blood pressure machine I would have jumped for joy and danced around the room. She didn't say if it was for just a little while or as long as nothing changed and I didn't ask and Im not going to so she might forget about me being off them lol. Well im scheduled for my next labs appointments and treatments on the 20th then on the 27th I leave out with my oldest sister and mu cousins on an airplane to Seattle then leave on an Alaskan cruise my sister is taking me on with them o the 28th. So any extra prayer or good thoughts that I stay healthy before hand, during, and after will be greatly appreciated. I love you all and have a great rest of your Sunday!

03/22/2026

Celebrating my 11th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

12/20/2025

Ok yesterday I had another EKG and it was better but not perfect but the Dr said they are not taking anymore of the methadone long term pain meds from me and will just monitor my heart to make sure it stays OK. I hope you all have a great weekend!

12/07/2025

Well here is the latest on with my battle against incurable cancer. I usually have a ecocardiogram or EKG once a year because I have been on Methadone for longterm pain since the close to the beginning of this. I have Methadone for longterm and another pain medicine for break through pain. Though it has never gotten ride of my pain it has helped me tolerate the pain. Well the reason for the heart scans is because Methadone can cause problems with my heart. Well I have had an ecocardiogram and an EKG in the last month because they show it is effecting my heart so the lowered my Methadone a little at first then did the egg and it didn't change anything so they just about lowered my Methadone amount to the point im barely taking any so they raised my break through pain medicine to take up the slack and the 19th I have to go back and do an EKG to see if that helped. Hopefully it has even though it will have only been a little over two weeks. So I ask for prayers and good thoughts for good results. Thanks for all y'alls support always. I love you all and may God bless y'all!