Blog of Random Thoughts
The last couple of days I have been working extended hours till the wee hours of the night on different side projects. Mel does photography on the side, but this year she only agreed to do 2 teams as it is approximately 2 hours of work for her and 7,000 hours for me to do…
Sometimes you do not realize how things are going until time passes and you have time to reflect a bit. Mel worked from home in Monday and was a bit preoccupied during the day. It was a bit emotional for her that day with all of the news that we received. I thought that I…
Yesterday I think Mel and I were a bit preoccupied after chatting with the oncologist in the morning. Afterwards Mel did quite a bit of research and she found out other techniques used to treat this and I actually found a research institute in Spain that specializes in treating this. They want a lot of…
We met with my radiation oncologist this morning who is a friend of mine. Our kids played hockey together years ago and we worked together at HSN and it is someone that I like to get his opinion on things. He is extremely biased to try and help me and what he says carries a…
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We had our game this morning against a team that normally play in a league above ours. We got crushed and the difference in play was astounding. I think if Xavier stood on his head it would have helped a bit. They got some early goals with tips and screens in front of the net….
Over the last 24 hours Mel and I have flip flopped on what we should do. As a researcher I want to help them out. I see the benefit of it. Mel thinks of our family and time spent together. This morning she thought we should do it while I was more hesitant. My perspective…
We use to always tell Olivier that we got him discount from Treasure Hunt. He was on sale so we decided to take him home with us. There is a Treasure Hunt right by our hotel and he remembered our ridiculous stories. He always has all sort so stories and always wants to share them….
Over the last couple of days since I have found out about the spread of the cancer I have been doing well with my eating. For the most part I have erred on the side of caution and kept my intake low at each meal. This morning i decided to push it a bit more…
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I saw the physiotherapist from the hospital yesterday and we started to develop a plan to try and put on some more muscle. It is difficult because I can not eat very much, so we need to figure out a way to increase muscle to core muscles, but not expend too much energy. It is…
Yesterday was the first time Mel read the latest round of my blog. Within 30 minutes of me posting it yesterday I started to received text messages with well wishes. Mel started getting them as well, and she knew right away that I had posted on my blog about it. Curious, she actually went to…
Read More “February 3rd – This is the song that never ends” »