Blog of Random Thoughts
Last night Mel and I were talking about support and chatting about informing more people. I am not sure how it started, but we discussed the ring theory of support. Mel has to take on a lot and I told her that she could talk to me. She said no. That I was in the…
I tend to write these messages at the end of the day and then delay the post till the next morning. On Monday night Xavier had an exhibition game out in Capreol. Mel did not want to come so she made me venture there by myself. When Xavier is playing well he is a pleasure…
I am actually writing this on the evening of September 9th, but will post it in the morning. I am writing out my thoughts as I go through this as self reflection of my journal and my thoughts. When I read back the first time I saw the shifts throughout and I am curious to…
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…
Our support system is incredible. My sister-in-law and brother-in-law were going to come help put up the Christmas lights at our house today, and Mel’s uncle walked over to assist as well. Some things came up and Mel’s sister had one of the boys not feeling well so her uncle and her put them all…
We have a great relationship with both sides of our family and it has helped in the last year. They have helped us out a lot with taking the kids or cooking us meals and desserts. Through out my whole life I have had great parental figures at each stage of my life. When I…
When my father was young he could only attend school by getting scholarships. My parents had very high expectations for my sister and myself. I am sure that my sister lived up to their standards while I was adequate. Luckily by the time my brother came around the standard was not as strict. They just…
I had dinner at my parents house today and I was looking at some goalie equipment. My mother asked me how did I manage to get equipment to play. She only remembers buying a couple pieces of equipment for me. I paid for some of the stuff myself and purchased the cheapest stuff I could…
When we left South Vietnam, we ended up in Malaysia. I did not realize that there was a global controversy about it where Malaysia was turning people away when they reached the border. Recently in the last couple of years my parents told me some stories about this time. Melanie was curious and my mother…