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Cancer is quite expensive. Today I will have a nurse come and she is going to give me an injection. The purpose of the injection is to help out with my white blood cells so that they do not drop too much. If my lab work comes back with concerns then it delays my treatments…
Today I get to go in and get the bottle disconnected. I am looking forward to it. I am not sure if it is because I just got the port put in last week, but it is not comfortable at all. It is not painful, but I can feel it constantly and when there is…
Yesterday I said that I think that things were going fine. At the end of the treatment I had to go pee and realized that my bladder control was starting to slip a bit as I dribbled some pee down my leg as I was getting up. This was a sign of things to come…
I got off to a bit of a rough start today. We started the day with me forgetting my phone at home and Mel having to go back home to go get it. Luckily we live close by and she was able to go get it for me. Unfortunately Mel did not know where to…
We met with the oncologist today to set things up for treatment starting tomorrow. During our brief visit I received several phone calls. One from my son asking me if I was going to pick him up for his athletic therapy session and several from healthcare people. Xavier normally has his sessions on Monday but…
Hockey for the weekend is done now. Xavier played both the semifinals and final game. This morning he was a bit off as his on ice warmup was not great. He did not get very good shots prior to the game starting, but we ended up winning the game in OT. He started off the…
In the last 2 games Xavier has let in 7 goals in each game. It is not normal for him to allow so many goals, regardless of how his team is playing. He said that he could not see a lot of the shots with the traffic. This week he did not have his private…
We have a weekend full of hockey and I am tired today. I had quite a lot of difficulty sleeping last night as I had to avoid the weight of all of the blankets while trying to keep warm. Normally I sleep with a t-shirt on and all my sheets but I think tonight I…
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This morning I went in and had my port inserted. They asked me if I wanted sedation or not. I was told 50% of the patients do and the only reason they do is to calm their nerves. I was informed that it is painless and an easy procedure. What I told the nurses and…
I am not sure exactly why, but it seems that today I have received quite a few messages from family, friends and colleagues telling me that they have been praying for me or attending church. Everyone believes in the power or prayer and positive thinking. What this shows is that people value me and are…