currently: @928 (1:17pm) on friday 11.21.08 | 87 hours since last post
The email of the species is more deadly than the mail.
I'm again sorry for not updating more often. I know there's lots of you out there for whom this is really your only source of news, but as I said last time, it's hard to generate these entries. I'm so tired.
Whine whine whine. My 4th chemo is now behind us, apparently the last for a while, as the next step is another PET scan and a re-evaluation of treatment. Our best guess is that the mass has now small enough and they're sure enough that it hasn't spread that they're going to do several weeks of targeted radiation treatments. I understand that these are much less onerous than chemotherapy; let's hope so. Debbie says that they'll do the radiation, another scan, and then surgery, followed by more chemo to eradicate any traces. Of course, she says this is because we have good insurance, so they're going to do every treatment possible. Whatever. Long term survival is the goal, so they can do whatever they like if it's going to help. My one concession to being a baby is to hope whatever they do doesn't hurt too much.
I'm still working every day (from home of course) for at least several hours. Things seem a bit unsettled at the office due to my situation; they don't know what to expect from me in terms of output or hours and they're understandably worried. They've been absolute heroes so far in my book. If you have any document management needs, call them or throw some business their way. Imagenet, LLC, Kent, Washington, 253.395.0110.
The girls are doing well. Debbie is amazing, doing so much work, doing everything basically. Any support anyone can provide her is so special, so essential to all of us, I can't even describe it. She's revealed untold strengths. Sierra and Maddie are amazing as well - Sierra has a job as an intern at a law firm and her calm support is mature beyond her years, and Madison, with her eternal optimism and cheer, is like a battery charger for us all. I am so lucky to be ensconced in the warm embrace of this family.
As for you, my friends - my gratitude for your visits and calls and emails and comments is limitless. I feel basically confined to the house most of the time due to fatigue, but with chemo behind me I'm getting stronger and gaining a little weight, and I can't wait to be able to go outside and throw the disc and visit you and show up at your parties and be the gregarious partying bastard I was before this nightmare began.
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