Blog of Random Thoughts
One of the ways that I know that I am feeling better is by the amount of time that I sleep. Melanie loves sleeping and likes to sleep in. She is a night owl and is not fond of waking up in the morning. Xavier is like her and does not like getting up in…
I had my doctor’s appointment a couple of days ago and it went well. I avoided asking questions about the cancer because I did not want to hear the statistics again. I am well aware that the survival stats are bad and was not in the mood to hear them. I did cancel my appointments…
When we first bought our house, our neighbours all thought that we had installed a heated driveway. I had a standard that I maintained. Before I went to work I would shovel. That would mean that on some really heavy snow fall days I would set an alarm to get up at 5am or even 4:30am…
I have now gone half a year cancer free and have an appointment with one of my doctors on Tuesday. It is an appointment that I do not expect too much drama as my latest scans for things have been discussed with some other doctors. The last time that I spoke with this doctor he…
With the new lockdown things are going to be interesting. The kids will be attending school from home which is always a lot of fun. The nice thing is that they tend to bother Melanie and not me. I do not talk to them when they enter my office and tell them to leave. Normally…
Cancer patients are told that they need to advocate for themselves. If you do not then you may potentially get lost in the system. Previously there were system navigators to help patients navigate the system. When you are going through this, it is not always clear what you are suppose to do at each step,…
When I first found out about the cancer and was told that I could expect to be off of work for 6 to 9 months it seemed like such a long time. One of my friends told me that the time would fly by and before you knew it, the time would pass. It did…
Today is the last day of the year and it has been quite an experience this year. When I began the year I thought that I was just dealing with a stomach ulcer and nothing more serious than that. It did not seem like it was going to be that big of a deal. An…
One of my favorite memories growing up was watching hockey in the living room with my best friend and his family. It was tradition that we would watch all major sporting events with his dad in the living room. I do not remember any scores or any events specifically, just the memory of us all…
The boys woke up early for Christmas but they knew that they could not come out until after 7:30am. They stayed in bed and chatted and then you could hear the countdown begin once it approached 7:30am. It is far more exciting watching the kids open gifts then receiving gifts. They get so much joy…