Category: Events

11/20/09

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


There’s got to be a pony in here someplace

Those of you in the substance abuse field or in recovery may know Father Martin.  He was a funny man who educated many about alcoholism.   He told a joke in one of his lectures that went something like this:  A man came upon a room that was filled with manure.  A boy was shoveling and shoveling, and the…


The Stampede of the G.O.’s

Holy moly. As I was going under on Tuesday in the operating room, I felt the stampede.  It was still going yesterday (Wed) as we returned home, and long into the night…in fact I think it’s still happening.  Thanks so much, all of you, for carrying me/us.  Whether it was in the form of a…


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.


11/3/09

Today I went for a Post Op Camisole fitting…it’s a sexy garment that I get to wear after surgery until the drain comes out.  Talking with others who have been through surgery, the improvements over the years caused a bit of camisole envy I think.  There’s even a pocket for the drain.  The “fitta” was really…


The Conundrum

B: We’ve gotten happy news lately, and we’ve completed the neo-adjuvant chemo.  Ironically this hasn’t been just butterflies and light.  From what I’ve seen,  P has been so focused on getting done with Chemo, that she kinda lost sight of the ball.  We’ve had to deal with a lot more, and different, side effects this round…


Good news & the more information we get, the more questions we have

Friday was a busy day.  We met with the oncologist and to our surprise didn’t talk about the PET results until just before we concluded the meeting.  She did an exam and believes all that she felt was scar tissue from the chemo.  The PET didn’t “light up” anywhere.  This is good.  Like so good that…


Cycle 4, day almost 2

So here’s what I did all day yesterday:  I went to the infusion, rides by angels both ways.  S#1 arrived at my house right on time, all cheery and lovely.  She drove me in and stayed with me till I was all snug in my chemo chair with the best view of the beautiful gardens…


last day of the infusion!!!

Written by our sweet friend S: well this is my second attempt at using the laptop! somehow i erased my first draft but i’ll give it another try.  it is a most lovely day as i sit with sweet P for her last infusion.  it is the universe’s way of saying that she is in…