Blog of Random Thoughts
I forgot to write today and I just got back from hockey with Xavier. I went this night because I wanted to distribute the swag bags to all of the kids on the team. Most of the team showed up today and I wanted them to have their pant shells and shirts for the tournament….
Growing up you never realize what you may be missing if you never experience it. People would always ask me if I miss not being able to drink or how do I deal with that. Me being a jackass would then ask them do they miss crack cocaine or heroine. They would then understand, if…
I am a bit surprised that my mother has not called me today and now that I think of it, we probably should have gone over to my parents for dinner but things were a bit hectic and we were not able to go. I am not sure what she would have made for me…
I am exhausted today. I am a bit surprised about how tired I am and it kind of hit me this afternoon at half time of the World Cup. We attended the celebration of life and I ended up standing for 2 hours as all of the tables were full and I did not know…
This morning I got up at 6:30 and saw that the brisket was not completely done yet and that it was approaching the proper temperature. At 7:30 Xavier was up and showered and we went outside and moved the roasting pit to the back yard and set it up. We filled it with briquettes and…
Today has been quite crazy as we prep for tomorrow. The morning started with a message from a friend that requested Xavier go help out at the new facility creating ice. Xavier was sleeping and I had meetings in the morning so I could not ask him yet. He of course said yes and went…
Xavier and Mel were making the bed last night and he remembered that when he was a kid, we used to play with his duplo that I would always take the chicken. His characters would have all sorts of crazy super powers and were basically unbeatable. My chicken had 1 power. Instant death if someone…
Yesterday I got the results from my CT scan and we met with the doctor this morning. The concensus is that we are unsure of everything and just know that I have cancer “somewhere”. The doctor is concerned about the neuropathy becoming permanent so he wants to switch early to a different treatment. Things seem…
Things are starting to go back to normal. My bowel movements have returned to normal and I am now eating more normally. The texture of some food still sucks a bit and it is still not pleasant to eat, but I can eat more things now. Mel does not want me to cook dinner tonight…
I am still struggling today and I do not like it. I think that it may be due to me having difficulties eating, as that is impacting my energy levels and leading to fatigue. There is a lot of food where the texture is not sitting right and it makes me not want to eat….