Round 7: Brack - 7, HL-0…A Great Round

While Hodgkin's Lymphoma may have caught me with a haymaker in round 6, round 7 was all me. HL was backing up and on it's heels the entire round and it was a great round for me by all accounts. I had a consistently high energy level, managed to get lots of rest, and always felt good (or better) - my daily score never dropped below 90. The metallic taste wasn't around much although my taste buds were off for the first week or so. I've been very conscious of the flu and have done my best to avoid it. And I got a good score at my pulmonary function test on Wednesday at Johns Hopkins! My DLCO/VA score, which had dipped to 79.4 (below 74 is bad), rebounded to 89.3. That's what I'm talking about. No worries about Bleomycin this week!

The good news is that my taste came back enough for me to enjoy a beer or two on multiple occasions at the Judges Bench. Oh yeah, and a nice dram of Glenglassaugh 26 (if I remember correctly - thanks Mike). Carrie had a Christmas card and cookies one night - it had been a while since I'd been in! On Tuesday I discovered that my new favorite brew is Lagunitas Sucks - thanks Jeremy and Melanie!

A Keeper!

This is one of the most aromatic brews I've ever had. I could wax poetic about the floral, fruity nose but I just imagine the resulting voicemail from Big Murph. Most of it would not be fit to print! This beer is not for the faint of heart its big hoppy presence, higher alcohol content (7.5 or so), and a great balance. I also stopped in for a beer and a burger last night and had a great conversation with Scott, a Bench regular and real good guy. 

A Good Night at the Bench

Lastly, here's what the scores looked like for this round. I can only hope that things continue on this trend.

Round 7 Scores

Round 8 is tomorrow. Much love to you all.