Blog of Random Thoughts
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…
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…
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…
It has been over 200 days since this journey has begun. I was told that I should expect to take 6-9 months off of work. The time has flown by, and things seem to be getting better now. This morning I drove myself to an appointment and it went well. The receptionist came out to…
Xavier has hockey almost every day right now, and it was nice to see the parents from hockey. Over the last couple of years when Xavier was playing with the team they were super supportive of him and he has developed and grown a lot playing with them. A lot of the parents came to…
Today was an interesting day. When I woke up I was feeling great. Last night when I had weighed myself i noticed that I had gained 3 lbs since Thursday. I not only stabilized the weight but I am increasing it now. I have been eating more and my caloric intake is about 2000 now….
Yesterday really hit me hard. It was a stark reminder that I have cancer and I am going through treatment. It was one of the roughest days I have had in a while. Melanie and the boys left for camping on Thursday night so I was by myself and was not feeling great at the…
Growing up I was lucky that a lot of things came easy for me. As a child I did well in school without much effort and that hurt me in some ways where I would rely on natural talent and did not spend as much time working hard. My sister on the other hand had…
Today is Melanie and my anniversary and it is a date that we never remember. My mother-in-law normally always remembers and calls us to wish us a happy anniversary. I am sure that if she did not remind us so frequently we would probably miss it. We have been married now for 11 years and…
Yesterday I had my periodontist appointment to get my teeth cleaned. It is no where near as painful as it use to be in the past when I started. They are quite accommodating with their cancer patients and will try and make the appointments within my small windows of availability. I appreciate the care that…