Today, I found out that the stress of having lymphoma and all that comes with it has spiked my blood pressure levels to an alarming number.  Have always prided myself on being a fairly grounded person, it now it turns out I’ve got some crazy and it’s affecting my health in a new way.  EXCELLENT PROGRESS.  So, my lovely GP and friend has prescribed some new meds for me, one to help with “situational anxiety” and one to lower my blood pressure.  Both hopefully will only be needed for a short time.    I’ll try anything once.  Here’s to the pharmaceutical companies that are keeping me up and running!   If I could do one thing for healthcare, I would give the drug companies anything they need to continue their research programs, because I know, now more than ever, they are the hope for patients like me—www.phrma.org.