Archives for August 2008
Saturday
Published on 30 Aug 2008 at 11:38 pm.
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Maggie woke up sad and I woke up angry. But we share this sick feeling in the pit of our stomachs. We are tying to smile but it’s tough. And we both agree that it seems to hurt a lot worse this time around. I think the second time around it’s just harder to start [...]
Really Crappy Day
Published on 30 Aug 2008 at 12:44 am.
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Today sucked. Our Spa visit set the new bar for crappy. At one point, we had at least four nurses, two pharmacists and two EKG machines working on Maggie at one time. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
News
Published on 27 Aug 2008 at 6:13 pm.
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The cancer has spread to her lungs and chest. Friday we’ll start CPT-11 and Erbitux.
My heart hurts.
Waiting…
Published on 25 Aug 2008 at 2:00 pm.
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This morning we had our umpteenth CAT scan. Same drill - drink berry-flavor barium yuckiness, half a bottle two hours before, the remaining one hour before; sit forever in the cold waiting room; small IV in the arm; ugly, thin gown; lay very still in the machine; weird dye high with the IV push; and [...]
A Deep Breath
Published on 18 Aug 2008 at 5:51 pm.
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I find that with time I’ve been able to soften the sharp edges on the memories of what happened to us last year. I suppose that type of brain wiring is intentional by design else life would be a lot more challenging than it is already. Thankfully, Maggie and I can carry on daily with [...]
Spa Visit Yesterday
Published on 7 Aug 2008 at 11:19 am.
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Yesterday’s Spa visit was interesting but nothing too worrisome. Maggie’s port-o-cath is acting up and Dr. Loukas has planned to reduce Maggie’s dosage of Avastin “until something happens.”
The Big Leap
Published on 1 Aug 2008 at 11:09 am.
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Today is Maggie’s last day at the Wenholz Law Firm. Monday, she hangs out her own shingle with the opening of the Weaver Law Firm.