Blog of Random Thoughts
Mel loves to watch Hallmark style movies all year long. It has progressed from Christmas movies to things that have been released throughout the year. They tend to be feel good stories with no real “bad guys” with generic storylines. I always tease her about it but lately I have been just as bad. I…
I have yet to hear back about my PET scan on whether it will happen or not. My colleague has informed me that the radiologist believes that there is no reason for it to be declined. That is a bit reassuring, but I am not sure if I am getting more anxious about those results…
I had mentioned prior that something that I have always enjoyed was teaching. Lately, over the last couple of days I have felt that this has increased significantly. Whether it was at work or in my personal life. When I was younger I had to adapt and spent a lot of time growing into this…
Last night Mel and I were talking about support and chatting about informing more people. I am not sure how it started, but we discussed the ring theory of support. Mel has to take on a lot and I told her that she could talk to me. She said no. That I was in the…
I tend to write these messages at the end of the day and then delay the post till the next morning. On Monday night Xavier had an exhibition game out in Capreol. Mel did not want to come so she made me venture there by myself. When Xavier is playing well he is a pleasure…
Yesterday I received a phone call from the hospital. One of my doctors called me to inform me of the cancer and to make sure I was aware. Our of all the doctors that I have this one is the most pragmatic and lays out the facts as they are. No sugar coating. Nothing. This…
I had to go buy some groceries today for dinner and for lunches tomorrow. As I was entering the grocery store a random guy asked me to buy him food. I declined and went in and bought everything that I needed. As I was heading out in saw him sitting there and I thought, why…
I spend a lot of time at the arenas. Every time Xavier has hockey it is a 3 hour commitment as he likes to be at the arena at least an hour early. On Saturday he was on the ice for 3 hours straight and Mel asked me if I wanted to come home. I…
The unknown is probably what is the most stressful part of this journey. You are left in the dark not knowing what the next steps are, what the plan is or if anyone is actually doing anything in the background. I am very fortunate that I know the healthcare system and know people that are…
When I first was diagnosed with cancer, I think that they recommended for me to find a support group of some kind. I do not remember the exact details. But I did join Cancer Connect. I recently tried to log back in and could not. Posts there are sometimes slow and far between, but I…