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Lorazapam Free!
John and Clarence, from the pool, have been hounding me, again, to post something on the blog. I keep telling them there isn’t anything to report and if they wanted to know how I’m doing they could just ask. After … Continue reading
Wood Pile.
People keep saying I should post something to this blog, but there really isn’t much to say. So I’m going to write about my wood pile. Every year we get a cord of wood which I stack into a neat … Continue reading
Clarence is upset.
Clarence, one of my swimming buddies from the pool, is upset because I haven’t posted to this blog for awhile. I pointed out this was because everything was fine and there wasn’t anything to post about. He wasn’t satisfied. John … Continue reading
Door Number Three!!!!!
Everyone knows the stories that involve three doors. The hero of the story is faced with three doors. He gets whatever is behind one of the doors. Two of the doors have something awful behind them, the third something wonderful. … Continue reading
A really good week.
I had a really good week. Admittedly, when most people say they had a good week their week didn’t include fatigue, retching, and vomiting. But I live by a different standard. This week was good because I just overall felt … Continue reading
Looking pretty darned good, all things considered.
I’ve been grumbling a lot lately about how difficult things have been. I figured I’d post this picture to show you I look in better shape than I sound. This is what I look like after not having had my … Continue reading
Ups and Downs.
There have been some ups and downs recently, but I’m doing pretty good now. My energy level is up, digestion is OK, and I’ve got more of an ability to drink water than I’ve had in months. That is really … Continue reading
Iron Man.
My last post on getting the IV iron infusion prompted Marcia to observe she was surprised I missed the obvious Iron Man reference. Embarrassing. None-the-less, I figure it is not too late. I’ll just pretend I was saving it for … Continue reading
Live Update – Hooked to a tube again.
Here I am again at the Knight Cancer Center (Pacific Oncology) attached to another IV drip. As you can see, it had to be plugged into my arm since there is no longer a port. I had the port removed … Continue reading
The End.
Just as all good thing must come to an end, so too must bad things. I have completed cancer treatment and by all measures things are going well. Presuming there are no nasty surprises lurking in the future, I am … Continue reading →