Scott W Harden - Status

This page tracks the status of Scott W Harden as he undergoes serious medical treatment in 2026.

Latest

Issue: Scott is being treated for cancer (Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma)
Status: Scott is generally feeling well with high mental function but low physical energy
Updated: 2026-03-01

Timeline

2026: Allogenic bone marrow transplant (donor identified, not yet started)
2026: Chemotherapy (duvelisib and ruxolitinib)
2025: Antibody therapy (CD94)
2025: Relapse identified via CT and confirmed with surgery
2019: Treatments considered successful. Stable health for 6 years.
2019: Autologous bone marrow transplant
2019: Radiation therapy
2018: Chemotherapy (CHOP)
2018: Indolent disease became aggressive
2012: Diagnosed with Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

Impact

Scott is an avid open source contributor and maintainer of several projects in the field of data visualization and signal analysis. Scott reduced open-source work in 2025 and stopped it completely in early 2026 to focus entirely on health. Scott is excited to return as an active maintainer after his health recovers.

How Can I Help?

Donate blood: During this process I am unable to make enough blood and platelets to support myself, and I rely on transfusions from blood donors to keep me alive. I owe my life to anonymous blood donors, and if you donate blood and encourage others to do the same, it goes a long way toward helping people like me!
Join the bone marrow registry: Bone marrow is what makes blood, and my bone marrow is making bad blood. If someone with the right genetic match donates some of their bone marrow to me, I can make their blood in my body, and my cancer could be cured! You can potentially save the life of someone like me by signing up to become a bone marrow donor at nmdp.org. Signing up is free, and it just requires a cheeck swab test you send in through the mail.

Miscellaneous

Personal website: https://swharden.com
GitHub: https://github.com/swharden
Contact: You are welcome to reach out to me directly, but as my energy drops it becomes harder to respond. Those around me will keep this page up to date if I become unable to update it myself.
2019 medical blog: https://swharden.com/med/

Scott in a hospital bed with IVs hooked up but he is smiling and using a laptop and drinking a coffee

I have a surprisingly good time programming in the hospital! Although I have a lot of long visits, my symptoms are well controlled, people bring me food and coffee all day long, my laptop is easy to carry around, and I get a lot of great computer time in. I truly look forward to my long hospital stays! The doctors and nurses often mistake me for video gamer because I always have my laptop out and am focusing on the screen with extreme intensity.

2025-12-19, Moffitt Cancer Center, Clinical Research Unit, Tampa, Florida