The big event for today was the meeting with my Oncologist. I woke up feeling better than yesterday, the surgery trauma is healing nicely and my ability to sit up and get out of bed it getting much better. The meeting was for 1:45PM, so I had the morning free to relax and fill out […]
Month: January 2018
First full day at home
Today was a good day. I woke up in my own bed and ate all of my meals in my own home. Frank and Liz are still here helping me do things that I would normally be able to do for myself. They are a tremendous help and I really appreciate their presence. I managed […]
I am home again.
So today they released me from the Hospital. My brother Frank and his wife Liz arrived in town last night and despite it being after visiting hours, the wonderful people at the Scripps Encinitas Hospital allowed them a short visit. I lifted my spirits to see them. This morning I had a procedure to install […]
Another day, another procedure
So today was pretty busy. I finally enlisted a Primary Care Physician. The is the person who will be acting as the General Contractor to manage the team of specialists that I will be dealing with. Obviously I should have had one long ago, but once they opened the health clinic on our campus at […]
So I have cancer
(Some edits were made after the original post to correct some terminology and expand on the concept of an ostomy) So I have cancer. That is my new reality and of course that sucks, but that does not matter. The reality and facts are what they are so now it is time to deal with […]