
After being declared cancer-free, Ed found himself back in the doctor's office again.

Edward D. McClain retired from the U. S. Department of Commerce in 1995 and has been living in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, since 1996. Ed likes to work for his church, hunt, fish and collect rare firearms. He enjoys professional football, cooking shows and action TV shows/films but will not watch game shows nor talk shows. Ed is a two-time survivor of CLL, by the Grace of God.

After being declared cancer-free, Ed found himself back in the doctor's office again.

Ed has bone marrow biopsy, and the results are surprising.

Efforts to boost Ed's immune system begin to work.

Ed has medical emergency. Did the extra chemo cause it?

As Ed completes his final chemo cycle, he loses a friend.

Although now in remission, Ed has agreed with the oncologist, to take two more rounds of chemo in hopes he might not have another relapse.

Ed completes the last two of four chemo cycles without any AFIB episodes.

Will AFIB come back during the third chemo cycle?

There must be a connection between chemo and AFIB.

Is there a possible connection between chemo and AFIB?

Ed urgently restarts chemo following a leukemia relapse.

Remission does not last for Ed.

Ed's weakened immune system plagues him for the last time.

Ed's weakened immune system continues to haunt him.

A side effect of chemotherapy is a weakened immune system, which brings on unwanted occurrences.

Ed completes chemotherapy and tests. The following weeks are very rewarding.

After five months, Ed is approaching the last two of his scheduled chemo cycles.

Ed's awareness of the happenings around him created great admiration for nurses.

Things are looking up for Ed as he begins the third chemo cycle.

Ed's faith in the hope he had found was becoming stronger throughout his cancer treatment.

Caregivers are not only meaningful and uplifting, but also a necessity for patients.

Ed chronicles part II of his chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) story from the third person.

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