My brother, Paul, received some bad news yesterday. He does a job that requires a lot of manual labor and it’s taken a toll on his body, especially as he’s aged. He’s had some injuries and dealt with some back problems. However, his most recent back issues have been causing him extra problems like occasional [...]
(Sorry meant to post this days ago.) I drove to Tampa on Friday for my month appointment with my doctor at Moffitt. Thankfully, no procedures this month, just July labs and results from last month. Things went well. My 6 month biopsy from June had excellent results. There are three major percentages for the “post [...]
I’m going to try to keep this short, but I just got off the phone with my mom. After talking about the boys and my Girls Weekend, mom had some bad news to share. Yet another patient from my time in Tampa has passed. Much like Tyler (the 22 year-old), this is one that was [...]
This past weekend Andi and I met up in Orlando and had just a couple of days of girls only fun. We left the husbands at home with the kids, leaving all our daily tasks and lives behind. I think we enjoyed every moment of it. I know that I didn’t want to come home [...]
I had an appointment at my oncologist’s, PT, and a cancer support meeting. My counts looked decent. They continue to stay about the same – steady. I was glad to see that my platelets were above 100. PT went well, but as usual is exhausting. Let’s see… I made a quick trip to Michael’s. I [...]
A couple of weeks ago, Joel went to the Comedy Improv at CityPlace with a couple of friends. He went because the guy who owns the place where Jacob gets his haircut was performing. It was like a South Florida amauter showcase night. Joel said it was a mixed bag – some were good; others, [...]
So we’re back from Tampa, and I’m doing pretty well. Yesterday was a marathon at Moffitt. It started at 7:30AM so we drove up Thursday evening. I had my 6 month bone marrow biopsy. I won’t have results for probably 2 weeks, but I expect them to be good. My pain is much better than [...]
I realize I haven’t posted for quite a while, but I haven’t really had much to report. I’ve been trying to find some kind of routine, which has been difficult because appointments never seem to be consistent. So there’s been physical therapy for both me and Josh; Jake gets his speech therapy; Josh also has [...]
Well, I knew the day would come, and even though it’s been almost a year since she arrived in Florida to be my caretaker, my mom went home to Georgia Wed. night. When I came out of my bedroom Thursday morning, I found Jacob (who has made a habit out of joining mom on the [...]
I had my second monthly visit back at Moffitt and I’m amazed that Joel and I did it all in one day. We left at about 7:15AM and arrived around 10:15AM. I still don’t know how Joel did the trip in 3 (not 4) hours. He says that he’s “the man” but I’m thinking he’s [...]