tl;dr: The author recounts a grueling year of chemotherapy for lymphoma, including spinal taps, infusions, 50 pounds of weight loss, nerve damage, and a brush with pneumonia that nearly killed him. He's now recovering well—regaining strength, nerve function, and mobility—and is in the hospital for a final methotrexate treatment before his port is removed. In a fitting twist, he spent part of his hospital stay patching his servers against a critical PHP vulnerability that dropped mid-treatment.