Author: Robert

More energy

P joined me for a workout yesterday. On those Sundays when the man-cub has Jujitsu I like to sneak in an extra workout — P joined me for one of those. It was good to have her company. She did all the circuits that I did, though, she modified them a bit to keep from…


Paint the fence, wax the car

B: Tiresome. That is what cancer has become. Not tiresome in an angry or frustrated way.  Not tired in an exhausted sense, but in a tedious way. At the outset the newness, the fear, the urgency, pushed treatment along. It was hard to keep our eye on the ball, because we were jostled and bounced…


So Much Trouble, Blues

Some who know me know that I’ve got a whole another storyline of psycho-drama in my life. I’ll spare the details. But suffice it to say that some of that drama came to full bloom this week. In any case progress was made, nobody died or went insane. However, in the midst of it P,…


Two Zen Monks

Two monks were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. Coming around the bend, they met a lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash, unable to cross the intersection. “Come on, girl,” said the first monk. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her over the mud. The second…


Halfway Through

It has been awhile since I’ve posted. Perhaps I’ve been holding my breath. Certainly, surgery was a turning point in the treatment. The grain of the experience subsequently has taken on an entirely different feel. P met with the Surgeon at the regular scheduled after visit. And there the Surgeon made the claim that, “All…


I’ve Got You Babe


11/20/09

Surgery went well.  Brought P home.  She is well.  More later.


I know where the pony is.

Oddly the pathology report hit me almost as hard as the original diagnosis.  Only a little of my energy is spent on wondering why that is.  The rest is focused on getting centered again. “The Pony” is in the people who have circled around us and are supporting us with love, and food.  “The Pony”…


11/11/09

Home from the hospital.  All is well.  Just resting.


11/10/09 Surgery

Surgery went well and P is resting overnight in the hospital, as planned.  I expect to bring her home in the morning.  Thank you all for your thoughts.  We will have more details in the near future.