Colin’s second week of radiation was grueling: vomiting, utter fatigue, dangerous aspiration and an unexpected stay in the hospital. Continue reading Reset Button
Category: Complications
Ode to Lady Liberty
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled [brain tissue] yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my [high-energy photon] lamp beside the golden door!” Continue reading Ode to Lady Liberty
Sword of Damocles
Colin is always full of surprises and has continued to not disappoint us. Continue reading Sword of Damocles
Rising Storm
On Sunday afternoon, I left Le Bonheur to pick up a few things at the grocery store, walking out of the sterile air into the openness of a springlike day. Continue reading Rising Storm
I’m In!
The news of the impending loss of Colin’s port was sobering, but we put it behind us as we launched into the holiday weekend.
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Eyes on the Prize
[imagebrowser id=13]Colin’s habit of throwing us for a loop has continued unabated. Continue reading Eyes on the Prize
The Best Laid Plans…
With surgery set for Wednesday, Monday was a big prep day for Colin, but he demonstrated yet again that our careful planning can be rendered irrelevant by the result of a single blood culture. Continue reading The Best Laid Plans…
No Mo’ Chemo!
Well, it’s official: Colin’s I.V. chemo is done. He received a dose of vincristine Thursday afternoon at 3:22 pm. Continue reading No Mo’ Chemo!
Twelve Hours
Colin has set a new record for readmission, though fortunately not because of a sudden deterioration of his condition. Continue reading Twelve Hours
This Tuna’s Not Going to Japan
Many years ago (well in excess of a decade), there was a magazine article about tuna fishing and the process of selecting the premium fish caught here in the North Atlantic that would fly to Japan. Continue reading This Tuna’s Not Going to Japan