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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”

A visit from Tom

This memorial weekend brought us a visit from my brother Tom. What a treat! He even went over and worked on the rental (big kudos for him!). Mainly it was to hang out and visit with Lee & help celebrate Kim’s birthday. We had a small party that involved plenty of spaghetti with meatballs, redContinue reading “A visit from Tom”

two vertebrae this time

Yes, old Mr Crunchy bones apparently did in two vertebrae this time. Last time it was L1 and now it’s T12 & T9. His MRI yesterday will determine if both can be filled with cement via kypyoplasty on Tuesday. Yes, the procedure is scheduled and everything! Now we just have to keep his pain levelsContinue reading “two vertebrae this time”

MRI here we come!

MRI at 2:30 today for the old crunchy-broken back guy. Apparently Lee’s physician was initially skeptical of yet another fractured vertebrae. However, the three x-rays did show some sort of fracture and things are moving forward more rapidly. We’re all happy about this but realize kyphoplasty will not be issued until some time next week.Continue reading “MRI here we come!”