Soon after returning from ending last years section hike at Hanover NH, 442 miles short of Katahdin, blood work showed serious problems in my health and I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I am currently undergoing treatment to hopefully get it into remission at IU Med Center in Indianapolis. I spent 36 days there over the winter due to complications and intense chemo which totally wiped my muscles out. I have recovered nicely with rehab I think due to being in good condition from my fall hike,and am now walking on my own again. Looks like I will be getting treatments about once a month throughout the summer so I think hiking this year will not happen. What I would like to know is if anyone has had a similar experience and if they recovered enough to hike again. I know I have the roughest part of the trail left to finish but I would very much like to finish after coming so far. Anyone can email me at [email protected] with good news or bad. -One Stick