This week has been filled with almost daily trips to Eugene. Mike was down on Monday for the oncology visit with Lee. I’ve been down the other days to help with lunch and offer side diversion for his time on the couch. Today my nephew Jeff will be chauffeuring Lee to a noon appointment. Tonight,Continue reading “Trips to Eugene”
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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!”
Lee and other stuff
Life has certainly been interesting again. Lee had been making good progress after kyphoplasty. Unfortunately Sunday he caused another compression fracture in a vertebrae above the first one. Mike mentioned last night that there are 5 vertebrae prone to this and we can probably look forward to 4 more kyphoplasties before recovery. Yippee! What aContinue reading “Lee and other stuff”
shingles: apparently they are not just for houses!
Last week I was served a virus that happened to have a side order of rash (on my shoulder). Can you tell it’s lunch time? Little did I realize it was something special! On late Saturday I let my fingers do some searching via google and everything kept pointing towards shingles. What a pain, quiteContinue reading “shingles: apparently they are not just for houses!”
Lee’s progress
Slowly but surely Lee is gathering steam and pulling him self out pain. Yesterday he took a much needed shower. His pain med stretches are extending out to 4 hrs between doses (much better than the 1.5-2 hr stretches). Wow, there is light at the end of the tunnel! I seem to have some virusContinue reading “Lee’s progress”
The eagle (Lee) has landed!
Yesterday Lee made the monumental journey back home with assistance from both daughters. We are currently known as “the wicked witch of the east & the wicked witch of the west”. Things are still getting figured out but he seems to be in less pain than yesterday. He is certainly happier to be home thanContinue reading “The eagle (Lee) has landed!”
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