I am feeling sharp and a bit proud of myself this week. I have moved from hours of phone calls and forms to actually fixin’ stuff. And guess what! I’m handy. Who would have guessed. Um ….not me. Household repair stuff has always been Bob’s forte not mine. So much so, that I had not a clue [...]
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I’m Handy…Who would have guessed?
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In Memory Of Bob
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Robert Karl Gustely April 28,1951 – October 24,2009 Resident of Asheville, NC. After a courageous battle with melanoma, Bob passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home in Asheville. Bob was born and raised in Akron, OH and graduated from Buchtel High School ‘69. Bob’s higher education took place at Ohio Wesleyan [...]
Saying Goodbye
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2009 | 12 Comments »
Robert K. Gustely 4/28/51 to 10/24/09
My darling husband moved from this life to the next today at 4:52 p.m. His peaceful passing was witnessed by his family as we sent him on with our deep love and gratitude for having had him in our lives. He abides with a Holy God and we are blessed.
Inviting Hospice in.
Posted in Uncategorized on October 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
On Thursday of this past week, we invited Hospice into our home. When Hospice comes everything takes a shift. All the focus on treatments, cures, studies and negative treatment effects are dropped. With that also goes a lot of the striving for the next step. I suppose some would see that as a ending of hope, but it is [...]
A Pretty Productive Summer
Posted in Uncategorized on August 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It was a pretty productive summer. I made good head way on a sweater I have worked on for (mumble, mumble) months.
Just one more sleeve and the band around the neck and front. The end is in sight.
I enjoyed a 6 week watercolor class. I have had little experience with watercolor. No the stuff in [...]
Chauncy
Posted in Uncategorized on June 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We are so sad to say that we lost our 14 year old Lhasa, Chauncy this morning to what appears to have been a stroke. Chauncy was a sweet, funny,quirky and sometimes stuborn little guy. We loved him. We will miss his Ewok impressions and Chewbaca noises as well as his sweet companionship. His lifelong [...]
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 [...]
What if….
Posted in Uncategorized on June 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
What if we live each day,each hour, focused in on what is happening right then?
What if we love those around us with no fear of going broke,running out or being found on empty?
What if we approached each event, each doctor appointment, each scan review,each new treatment,each good news/bad news with the same emotional energy. Taking all [...]
Short and to the point
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
We had a productive appointment with the radiologist and she suggested the same course of action as the doctors at NIH. So today Bob will start Whole Brain Radiation and will continue that for 10 treatments over the next 2 weeks. Then they will wait 1 to 2 weeks before performing a few Gamma Knife procedures. [...]
New word for the day “Scanxiety”
Posted in Uncategorized on June 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Scanxiety (def) To worry over what upcoming scans might reveal. Usually a waste of energy for results will be what they will be and no amount of worrying will change it. Prayer on the other hand has been known to help.
Today is scan day. Bob has a MRI and a CT scan this morning and [...]
