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Ribs

For the 4th of July, Dave decided to give grilling ribs a try. He started the process early, around 8am, since we needed to get to Eugene. By about noon, the ribs were done! Ah, the happy grill master! Lee seemed to have a bit more life in him than the previous days. New bloodContinue reading “Ribs”

Blood Transfusion

Tuesday was spent hanging out at Riverbend hospital for my dad’s blood transfusion. What a LONG day! We arrived at 10am and he was locked in until almost 7pm. We were located some where back in the rabbit warren behind ER or so they said. They did have a comfy bed for him to restContinue reading “Blood Transfusion”

An afternoon of waiting

Nothing like spending the afternoon waiting at the doctors office with my dad. His health has not been improving, basically remaining stagnant. He’s still fatigued, more and more back pain, and the struggle continues with getting fluids & food down his system. We learned that the last xray on the 18th continues to show fluidContinue reading “An afternoon of waiting”

Dear (Deity of Choice)

Dear (fill in your deity of choice here), I just wanted to check in and see how things are going. From the looks of it, you’ve been a tad overworked and might have placed a bit too much on my plate. I understand that you have to place cancer in everyone’s life these days, butContinue reading “Dear (Deity of Choice)”

Positive Results for a Monday!

It’s about time we had some positive results happen in the family! #1: Lee’s hemoglobin was at 8.2 (.2 higher than last week), platelets are normal, blood pressure 104/52 and body temp 98.6. Hurray!!! Mike took him in for the oncology visit and then to get a chest x-ray to check pneumonia status. I’ve notContinue reading “Positive Results for a Monday!”

Sunday with Lee

Sunday happened to be Father’s Day so I wanted to make something positive happen in my dad’s surroundings. Nothing better than cleaning the upstairs windows. Their last cleaning was probably done by my mother over 2 years ago. Definitely in need of a sprucing up! This is the view looking out onto the back deckContinue reading “Sunday with Lee”

Albany Garden Tour

Saturday was a most glorious day for a garden tour. Warm! Up into the low 80’s! Needless to say I was a bit more enthusiastic with the photos at the beginning than later on. 7 stops total, but our group skipped the one closest to our house because we already know the setting. We startedContinue reading “Albany Garden Tour”

Sunny in Eugene

I was in Eugene for another day. Kim took a nice break this afternoon to have lunch with a friend and a colorful trip to some of the fabric stores. Something positive and bright for her day. Lee is hanging in there. Breathing is about the same. Temp at 98. Eating more food and havingContinue reading “Sunny in Eugene”

Mushy brain

That would be ME having a mushy brain right now! I think all the stress from the past several weeks hit last night and I really wasn’t functioning well. Sleep wasn’t great, but I did get some. Today I’m laying low in anticipation of heading down tomorrow. Kim needs a full day break with noContinue reading “Mushy brain”

Bananas, Meatballs and Strawberries

Toss in some cottage cheese with pears, a cheesy broccoli/potato cake (only a half), three meatballs (small), and some local strawberries with whipped cream and that’s what Lee managed to eat yesterday. Much better than the day before. Still having a fluid intake battle but at least his body isn’t burning off liquids like itContinue reading “Bananas, Meatballs and Strawberries”