My Acupuncturist (Dr. Carrie Murphy) shared this with me and I want to immediately share with all of you. It's by Susan Silk and Barry Goldman and was published in the LA Times. When Susan had breast cancer, we heard a lot of lame remarks, but our favorite came from one of Susan's colleagues. She
Poem written while I was healing today... "Half my face is frozen still and my right ear cannot hear, Yet the strength from the loved ones in my life helps me overcome my fear. Later on in August we'll find out what the Dr's have to say, And until then I'm grateful for all I
Greetings to the wonderful friends in my life! This Wed will be the 6 week anniversary of the last Proton Beam treatment and I'm a bit surprised it's still kicking my ass! Hey Cyclotron you are one powerful machine!!! I've been sitting in the screened in porch burning firewood, talking to Barb and working on
Greetings to the caring people in my life! Just a quick update on the healing progress... Yesterday (June 13th) was the 5th week of healing since the last Proton Beam treatment in Boston. The side effects are still a bit challenging- fatigue, inner ear pain and tinnitus that sounds like a jet engine, yet I'm
Greetings to so many good and caring friends. Wednesday was the 2 week anniversary of completing the Proton Beam radiation (thus the fortnight) and as the Dr's predicted the post recovery side effects would be quite challenging which they are- mostly fatigue, inner ear pain, loss of hearing and tinnitus (ringing in the ear). However,
2 big anniversary's today: Today marks the 1st week of being home and it's so good to sleep in my own bed! Barb and I are so grateful for all of our friends who took care of our home and dogs for the 2 months we were in Boston. Also today marks the 2 week
I'm leaving in 2 hours to fly home to WI and a good friend (aka Artist) asked me what was the first thing I plan on doing when I get home after celebrating life with my family and my answer was to buy a few cords of firewood and start burning. Then my good friend
I received the green light to head home and I'm on flight to WI on Wed. Just before Barb left for Jack's graduation in Cleveland we decided to fit in one more museum and went to the Harvard Art Museum. We were so pleasantly surprised to see the works so many incredible artists in one
Many friends have e-mailed me asking how I got through this and what have I learned from posting every day. I will admit I had a thought process when I got on the Proton Beam table every day. I just ran through some simple numbers once that nasty mask was snapped on: 1. Ready? Positive
Hi everyone! All 33 Proton Beams are now complete!!! Hooray!!! It's been one heck of a journey and the Dr's are pleased. Barb has been awesome throughout the entire journey as we all knew she would be! Here are 15 things I learned from my medical journey that I would like to share with you!
