The napping house. That pretty much sums up our house as of late. Bob is really feeling the effects of the last round of palliative chemo and the increase of the melanoma has slowed him down to one big long nap. If you add two dogs a rainy few days and the quiet snoozey quality of our house [...]
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The Napping House
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, melanoma on October 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Now on the update side.
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, Dogs, melanoma on September 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Every once in a while I return this blog to the more serious side of our lives. A health update on Bob is where my thoughts are today. All the scans have been read and we had the requisite visit to the oncologist for the run down. Updates should be in bullet form don’t you think? [...]
Chocolate Cake with my Sweetie
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, Cook's Illustrated on August 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So, we were lying in bed the other night and I was just about ready to drift off, when… ( Note: I reserve the right to elaborate and fabricate any part of following discussion to allow for the sake of clarity and humor)
Bob: I would really like a chocolate cake.
Me: Now! (I answer, knowing he did not [...]
Bob v.s Melanoma update
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, melanoma, tagged Chemo, melanoma on August 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Just a quick update. Bob was finally able to start chemo on Tuesday. We had become quite weary of going in for infusions, getting him all “hooked up” only to find he could not start. The first time it was an issue with when he could get his port inserted. The second week his white [...]
The Waiting Game
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, Family, Husband, melanoma on July 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Waiting can be rough for me. Or is it that I get a plan worked out in my head and don’t like it messed with? Maybe it’s both. Bob had a medical port inserted yesterday. It will be used for his upcoming chemo. We needed to get to the hospital at 8:30 for a 10:30 procedure. Looks [...]
Let me just set up the slide projector. It will only take a second…
Posted in Asheville, Cancer, Chemo, melanoma on July 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We are having a whirlwind couple of weeks with friends and family,medical procedures and test results, togetherness and loss.
Remember slide shows? Remember the inner groan you would attempt to suppress when someone suggested that we all sit down and watch their slides from their latest trip? Remember how it always took a lot longer than the [...]
Hair Today, Gone….
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, melanoma on June 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You know the old joke right? Or maybe that was Hare today,Goon Tomorrow anyways….
here are my chemo/radiation hair loss thoughts for the day.
10 ways to hold on to your hair as long as possible when it is falling out by the handfuls.
1. Never actually wash your hair. (Your drains will appreciate this.)
2. No hats,hoods,do rags,caps or [...]
Update on the “Bob Front”
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, melanoma on June 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sounds like I am about to give a weather report but I think I will forgo donning my bright jacket and clicker thing and just give you the news.
The latest new is that the TIL trial and treatment has been put on hold as it appears that Bob has more immediate things to deal with before [...]
Bob as Science Fair Project
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, melanoma on April 10, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Mine was a little better than this.
Remember your science fair project? Mine proposed that plants prefer classical music to hard rock and responded by growing lush and happy. Not a very original project and I don’t believe any ribbons were rewarded on that fascinating scientific investigation. (sigh)
As I write this we are gathering our supplies for [...]
Trials,Tryouts and Travel
Posted in Cancer, Chemo, melanoma on April 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Bob is off to the NIH in Maryland on Monday for his sit down with several doctors and their Melanoma Clinical Trials. It’s an odd little practice, this clinical trial search thing. It’s sort of like speed dating without the speed. There is the part where everyone looks at each other’s information. Everyone sizes each other up, and [...]
