Blog of Random Thoughts
With Christmas I have been a bit busy with things. It always amuses me when people text and reach out when I do not write for a while. My sister told me that I should just write that I am alive on those days. I have a friend who texts me that every couple of…
I was released from the hospital yesterday morning. I did not realize how tired I am. I was told that I can not work and I think that right now I am going to listen to people because I do not think I could even if I wanted to. I can not wear my glasses…
Reading some of the writing from the last couple of entries, it seems odd that I did not pick up on this early. It looks obvious that something was going on when you know what happens at the end. The boys have had quite the last couple of years. They are very gentle with me…
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…
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…
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…
Today was my last day of radiation treatment and my last oral chemo treatment for this round is tonight. This is the completion of round 3 in my treatment. I am surprised by how difficult this round was. Partially because it was not something that I could just overcome with will power. This is not…
Today my surgeon called me to give me an update on the pathology of the cancer. Some of it was not necessarily good news. From all the scans and pre-operative scans, they were anticipating that it had not spread to any lymph nodes. When the pathologist examined the tissue, they found cancer in 14/19 lymph…