My brother Mike had the grand opportunity to take Lee in for his first oncology visit. This was his report of the day: A grand time was had by all! Oh, sorry that’s supposed to be at the end. Kinda like desert first. …I’m in favor… Anyway, after about two hours of front end B.S.Continue reading “Report from the Oncologist….via Mike”
Monthly Archives: June 2010
unexpected visitors
On Tuesday night I discovered an unexpected friend the cats brought home. We are unfortunately very familiar with the four legged variety they wine and dine upon or let loose in the giant mouse hotel we call home. This one was a little different. This is a baby black cap chickadee. It spent almost aContinue reading “unexpected visitors”
Back home
Lee returned home to the couch Thursday. On Wednesday his dance card was full at the hospital. They started the morning with a bone aspiration for biopsy, shifting to a full body radiography from head to toe with pirouettes and more blood work that indicated he needed a transfusion. By evening he was receiving 2Continue reading “Back home”
Entering the world of cancer
We don’t want to be heading down this road, my siblings and I. It’s way too close to our mother’s passing back in February. More blood deciphering, more hospital time, watching a loved one go through pain and not being able to help. I guess that’s what life is about. You get good times thatContinue reading “Entering the world of cancer”
Riding out the pain
Lee had his doctor visit today. He’s going to possibly forgo kyphoplasty this time around, depending on how painful it gets. The reasoning behind it is this: the procedure shifts the muscle strain to weaker vertebrae which is causes them to break. If he is able to stand the pain through healing, the other vertebraeContinue reading “Riding out the pain”
defective parts
Dear Sir or Ms, I am writing to complain about faulty parts. Apparently spines in model# 17121926-LPE are defective. After many years of use compression fractures start to occur. We have already endured 4 breaks & repairs and are possibly on the 5th now. Data analysis points towards faulty uptake of calcium in the system.Continue reading “defective parts”
Walking back in time via emails
Why do I allow emails to accumulate in the inbox after reading? Most can be deleted or filed under appropriate categories, but why not do it on a regular basis? Guess I’ll chalk it up to how unorganized my life feels at the moment. So this morning I attempted to clear some of the clutter. Continue reading “Walking back in time via emails”
Finally home
I’ve been down in Eugene with my dad & sister for the past several days. Lee went in for kyphoplasty, round #2, on Friday. The MRI found one vertebrae that didn’t need fixing (T9) but added T11 & L2 to the line up (plus T12). So three total. We dumped him at River bend aroundContinue reading “Finally home”
IPA brew day
Memorial day started out grey and slowly improved with time. Dave had a 11am gathering at our friends, Sean & Tracie, for birthday brewing. For Dave to have the opportunity to brew with a master home brewer, wow! He was very excited! I took my time getting over there, uncertain if I really wanted toContinue reading “IPA brew day”
Sticks, Stones, and Paper Stew Blog 