Blog of Random Thoughts
Things have been quiet the last couple of weeks. Some minor things with dizzy spells and light headedness. Life was getting into a routine with school and hockey. So obviously we need to figure out a way to make things fun again. We started the story with the falls and concussion and this week we…
Over the last couple of days I have had a quite a few people reach out to me. I am not sure if it is because I have not been writing as much, but things have been busy with work and hockey. I am struggling a bit with typing and something that would normally take…
Hi everyone A couple of weeks ago I went in for some bloodwork and a CT scan. I had not heard back from any of the doctors yet but I had an appointment with my oncologist today. I am not going to lie, this was an appointment that made me nervous. It was my first…
On Tuesday I had an appointment with my family doctor. She had wanted to see me in order to try and determine why my blood pressure is so impacted. I have a series of tests that will be scheduled to measure blood pressure. We will also be changing my migraine medication to a lower dose…
Today I had a series of appointments for blood work and CT. For most of the year I had blood work or needles every week. Now I am not a fan of the needles. It brings me back memories of when I was going through treatment. For my bloodwork in the morning it was a…
When I post a big update or have not posted in awhile I receive a lot of positive reinforcement. I have said it before and appreciate all of the support. While going to treatment I saw a lot of people that were struggling with treatment worse than I was. I appreciated that I am surrounded…
I have not sent out an email update for a while, and a lot has happened. For those that do not read my blog, I will summarize the main things and provide some additional information from my doctor visits this week. During the early part of September, I suffered 2 concussions in back-to-back weeks. The…
Over the course of the last 200+ days the support from everyone has been astounding. Old friends and colleagues have sent me messages or drop off cards and gifts for me on a fairly regular basis. Even though I have not spoken to some in years I am grateful for the thoughts and concerns. Today…
I seem to be ok now and am very careful when moving from bed. When I get out of bed I slowly go around to the end of the bed and sit there for a little while before I move on. Things seem to be getting better. It was suggested I protect myself with a…
Tryouts are in full swing now and I think that Xavier has a decent shot of making the team. On Wednesday we took him to get his custom pads. This is his design. Quite a lot of colours. The team colours are red, black and white. His favorite colour is orange and he decided he…