Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
Ring…Beep…Buzz…Pounce!
I gave Lew a good morning peck (we hadn’t brushed our teeth yet) and said, “Happy Anniversary!” He stepped back and blinked. I took pity on him. “Its our 34th anniversary of living together!”
“How do you remember this stuff?!” I didn’t point out that I had missed the anniversary of our first date, two days [...]
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Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Lew’s Better!
Look! Lew’s PSA has dropped significantly! He’s getting better.
We can’t figure out why they’re still checking his PSA. It just doesn’t make sense. Here, have a look . . .
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Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
The Radiologist’s Report
FINDINGS: Multiple areas of abnormal uptake are present involving nearly all the bones visualized consistent with diffuse sclerotic bony metastases related to prostate cancer. The extent and distribution is significantly worse [than] on the prior study consistent with progression of disease. Intense activity is noted involving multiple lesions in the skull, cervical thoracic and lumbar [...]
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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Resistance is Futile: You Will be Assimilated
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Below is a picture of what Prostate Cancer does to you if it isn’t caught early enough. How long has it been since your last exam?
The two pictures on the left were [...]
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
Catching Up
Lew had a couple of really good months. He said he felt better than he had in years. Christmas eve Lisa left here almost in tears, Lew had been in bed the entire time she was here.
We were telling everyone that we hoped Lew would start hurting so he could have a radiation treatment again. [...]