Went to see Dr. Kennedy today. She was delighted to be the first to give the results of the CT-Scan as well as CEA blood test numbers. The CT-Scan results are outlined below. As you can see, a huge drop in the size of the tumours. Janet and I were both a bit overwhelmed by [...]
Jan 112010
The days are a blur. Christmas was barely noticed, as is the Hew Year. Cannot stay up to celebrate the coming of the new year. I guess I will have to celebrate when I wake up in the morning. This is a chemo week. My oncologist’s New Year present. Went in for blood work on [...]
Chair abandoned in a field in Barcelona
Jan 062010
Here we are a full four months after the operation. Is it time to reflect yet on what has happened? We (my family) are constantly amazed how we humans adapt to whatever is thrown at us. Whenever you dare think things are really bad, you come across a woman without a nose. But adapt we [...]
Jan 042010
Who knew these bastards have such an effect on a person. Today is Neulasta day. You can almost feel the energy draining from your body. Have I been compensating? Trying harder to make a go of things? Or do I really get this weak? It is truly a maddening set of circumstances. My prescription was [...]
Top of a glorious cactus growing in the greenhouse in Toronto
That Neulasta sure does an amazing job with the white blood cells. I had lots of energy all week, though it appeared to wane by mid afternoon. Took a lot of naps that appeared to help. Still end up in bed by around 9 every night. Strange new life. Janet and I went out to [...]
Dec 252009
Sitting in Judgment Why do we insist on sitting in judgment of others. All the time. We used to have to fill out these smile sheets when I was teaching a lot. It was a means for everyone to judge the instructor. Not the student. Just the instructor. They were ridiculous things. I researched the [...]
Discarded monitor spoils the pristine beauty of a controlled river in Toronto
