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…
So, do you want the good news or the not so good news first? Let’s do the good news first… Today I started the prep for the next summit. I drove down – yes I drove by myself – another small victory (good news, but not The Good News) – to the hospital today to get a chest and abdomen CT scan. A rather new hospital wing with a bright and shiny new CT imager (still not The Good News)….
I got a pleasant surprise this morning. I could open my iPad with my right thumbprint! It’s amazing what a small thing like that can do to improve the mood. A good sign that I’m starting to normalize. This cycle I did not lose the skin on my finger tips, so that part of my body has started to mend and that must mean that more cells are healing. I am so close to reaching my first summit. I’m pretty…