Blog of Random Thoughts
Xavier’s team is out of the tournament and they will be on their way home in the morning. I am grateful that we are in a position where we can afford for him to play. Growing up I begged my parents to let me play hockey. If it was a position other than hockey I…
This morning as Melanie was getting ready to abandon me for the weekend she had mentioned that we have experienced a lot of challenging event this year, but overall we have a lot to be grateful for. I told her I agree and that is why I have been able to have a positive attitude….
While I was in the hospital we had mentioned several times to people that we had a background in neuroscience. I also did not realize that nurses did not learn how to read and interpret CT scans. I had shown my scans to a bunch and one told me that they did not learn to…
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…
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…
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…
Xavier is starting hockey again and he will need some new pads this year. Last year in December he needed new pads so he got some. He used them for 2 months and then hockey ended. This time he is going to get some custom pads so he should have them in 8 weeks or…
Xavier needed some clothing for school and some new shoes. He is quite particular about both and he was on the verge of changing from boys to mens shoes. I am not capable of extending walking shopping. I have gone a couple of times in August where we were in the store for 5 minutes…
I realized that when I have not been feeling well I do not go downstairs to my computer and end up not writing much. I did not realize that it has been so long since I last posted something. I should have known as when there are no posts the number of emails and texts…
Last night was rough. Over the last couple of nights I have been throwing up mucous and bile at night. The kids were concerned and were asking Melanie about it. She informed them that it was due to the medication I was on and they had discussion about how medicine can be beneficial but have…