I am in here.
It turns out that a good friend of ours, Jim, not only has my same sort of cancer, but my same oncologist. I get to meet this oncologist at lunchtime, and I meet Jim for coffee in half an hour. I’m starting to feel normal again, except for the great drowsiness that Ambien brings. Mockingbird, … Continue reading strength in unity, or somesuch
The CAT scan took place last night, and was surprisingly quick. Preparing me for the scan took slightly longer than the scan itself. No gown or anything, just me and my clothes, sans jeans (metal buttons). IV contrast added, which felt something like a hot flash, so I was used to it. Twice sliding through … Continue reading I learn a new language
Yup, it is, and I had a good night’s sleep last night, for once. It really does help knowing that you all are thinking of me. Here is what I know of it so far: adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. I don’t know its stage yet. Today I get CAT scans to find out just that. … Continue reading Weather still good outside
And today was such a beautiful day outside, even though the cold here in Cincinnati is still pretty severe. And it still was a beautiful day all through it. People like me get philosophical on days like today (and all the other kinds of days, too). Like, what would you do if something awful happened … Continue reading It's a beautiful day
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