The Bone Marrow Biopsy

Hello all – Sorry for the delay! It’s been a hectic eight months while filming Diagnosis: The Series and tonight we launched the first episode of Season 2 on our Youtube channel! There is a lot packed into this 12-minute video. Including a Q&A portion where I answer several of Google’s most searched questions regarding … Continue reading The Bone Marrow Biopsy

Be the Match

Over the past 30 years Be the Match has been operated by the National Marrow Donor Program and has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world. They work every day to save lives through transplant. Spoiler ** THEY EVEN SAVED MINE **. The process literally takes a few minutes. When Alexa's kit arrived … Continue reading Be the Match

Brave

There are days that are etched into my memory. August 30, 2018 is one of those days. I got up early that morning prepared to go take a shower to get ready for a blood transfusion when I noticed something. Clumps of my hair were falling out rapidly. This was one of those moments that … Continue reading Brave

“This is something you tell…” w/Alexa Conners

Don't worry.. I won't make anyone cry this week! It's fascinating to sit down and get someone else's interpretation of the things that are going on in your life. Today on Diagnosis: The Series, I do just that, by sitting down with Alexa Conners. Most people know Alexa has been a Pro-MMA fighter; however, I know … Continue reading “This is something you tell…” w/Alexa Conners

My First Round of Chemotherapy

On August 10th, 2018 I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Because this form of leukemia is aggressive it had to be treated aggressively and on August 15th I began induction. Over the next 6 months I went through intense treatments. Eight rounds of chemo, which consisted of two different cycles. Cycle A and Cycle … Continue reading My First Round of Chemotherapy

Where Have We Been? Presenting Diagnosis: The Series…

It's been eight months since our last episode of Operation Adventure. Wonder where we've been? Well on August 10th, 2018 our very own Michael Tolbert was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Because of this we had to put the travel series on the back burner to fight this vicious illness. Now it's time to present … Continue reading Where Have We Been? Presenting Diagnosis: The Series…