Archive for June, 2008
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Picture = 1,000 Words
My kingdom for a video camera!
Poor, poor Benny. We’re going to get arrested for dog abuse.
Well, first this morning, we went to see Dr. Radiation Number Five (we haven’t see the same radiologist twice). This guy we really liked. A friend who is also going through radiation has spoken highly of him and we can [...]
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Good Days!
Now we know — it wasn’t the new drug that made Lew so sick. And we’ve also learned that Lew has a severe fungal infection, not cancer. Okay, that part isn’t true, but it sure seems logical.
Lew’s been taking very high doses of an anti-fungal that has the side effect of wiping out testosterone. In [...]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
A Good Day?
Lew was feeling really good today!
(Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!)
Lew was feeling so good . . . He thought it would be a good idea to try to get sick again. He called Dr. Chemo and got back on the drug he was taking when he got so sick last month. Hopefully, in a few days [...]
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Day 12 of 12
Today was the last day of radiation. Lew has declared it a total success! All of the pain in his back and hip is gone! He’s walking better and feeling a whole lot better. I think if Lew had it to do all over again, he wouldn’t hesitate to do it sooner.
Well, the time has [...]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Day 9 of 12
Since Lew is no longer doing mind altering drugs (and is rehydrated), I gave him his car keys back. He was surprised to learn how much his sense of independence was tied up with his car. I’m glad to have him back running errands.
He’s still having trouble with nausea, especially in the morning. So, he’s trying [...]