Last year at this time I could hardly walk the two blocks to the hospital for treatment, today I can walk two miles, next year (June of 2010), I’m planning to walk ...
Read MoreFrom Here to There and Back, to There and Back, to Hell and Back, Back and Forth, to Here and Back Again, It’s a Rough Road, Long and Winding Road, Road to Nowhere, Let’s Get on the Road, Hit the Road, Road Warrior, Walk until you Drop, He Who Limps Is Still Walking, Walk This Way, Walking On Sunshine, No Walk in the Park, These Boots were Made For Walking, Walk On, Take a Walk ...
Read MoreMy hope was that I would be able to start writing this blog again from the anniversary of the first day of radiation last year (that would have been June 23rd) through to the last day of radiation (August 11th), to see what a difference a year makes. Well, much of like what I’ve planned this year, that didn’t work out. This is the year of making plans and not having them happen, ...
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Read MoreDuring this summer when I was driving back and forth to Boston for radiation, I had much time to discuss things, much ...
Read MoreAnd so I wait.
It’s been a month since my last radiation treatment. I feel better than I felt a month ago, but I have a ways to go until I feel the level of zippy to which I am accustomed…before all this started. In the last few weeks ...
Read MoreBefore I had surgery last October, my voice sounded like Minnie Mouse, and I felt as though I spoke a bit like Elmer Fudd. I had difficulty swallowing which made every meal an adventure. Seven months after surgery I felt as though I had made quite a bit of improvement. I knew that the tumor was still a big problem, but I felt better on a day-to-day basis than I had felt ...
Read MoreJon, Rachel and I left Port Washington at about 10A for my 3:30P appointment. I went armed with ice paks, blanket, pillow and hot tea (for my cold). This is the day we’ve been waiting for…for seven weeks, but really for more like 18 years. This day will be especially long; not only will it be radiation Monday, but we are also traveling up to Boston and back in the same day…long ...
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