Today James, Chess and I hiked in Santa Ysabel, close to Julian. It was a nice sunny and warm day, with a little bit of breeze – just perfect. We walked through two large meadows and I had to pick some of the beautiful flowers to bring home. The smell of the bouquet reminded me of summers in Norway and all the flowers I have picked during summer months. It brought a big smile to my face. We saw two…
Not a lot to tell today, but for those of you that wonder how I’m doing; I’m doing well – just waiting and prepping for the next procedure. By prepping I mean that I try to get enough exercise and food to tolerate a new anesthetic and surgery. The surgery coming up is not a big one – just laparoscopy to have a peek inside, but I need to be physically fit enough to not be affected too much and…
Today has been Memorial Day here in US. It is a day to honor those that died while serving the US Armed Forces. Being an immigrant in US I do not have any family members that served or died in a US war. However I have three grandparents that served for Norway during World War II (WWII). None of them died during the war, but they all served an important purpose. All three of them also had cancer. Both my…
Yay. The PICC line was removed today!! Based on the CT scan and the cancer markers the surgeon and oncologist see no need for more chemotherapy before surgery. I am so happy I almost cried when they removed the PICC line – which did not hurt at all by the way – it just pulled out. I no longer feel like a cyborg. James does no longer need to flush the line every day, and I do not need to…
Just a quick update as I’m cruising down from the summit. There is not much to tell about the last few days other than that the side effects are easing up. I can touch refrigerated items for a longer time, so now I’m back on dinner duty – today spicy fish soup is on the menu. I am less fatigued, so I can do longer walks, do more chores and work a few hours – it is good to feel…