Today, we met Larry's family for a fish fry hosted by Larry's brother Dave and wife Carol. Brother-in-law Harry provided all the fish - blue gill. It was a feast of fried foods: fish, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pickles, onions, mushrooms, hush puppies. All was delicious. We even tried to deep fry oreos and snickers! Thanks to the hosts Dave & Carol and the chefs Dave, Harry and Tim. It was great to have so many family members there with us.
Larry is feeling OK - still tires easily - working on gaining strength for the big surgery in two weeks.
Pat
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Fairly Good Day
Larry is feeling better today. Nausea and pain in his gut are almost completely gone. Things are tasting a little off and some strong smells bother him. Overall, feeling better than he has felt for many days. We also got him out of the house to the mall tonight to walk (and for dinner at Olga's).
The good feeling may be helped by the fact that WE MADE OUR FINAL MORTGAGE PAYMENT TODAY!!!!! WoooHoooo!!!
From previous post:
Pat
The good feeling may be helped by the fact that WE MADE OUR FINAL MORTGAGE PAYMENT TODAY!!!!! WoooHoooo!!!
From previous post:
- 3/7&8 to Cleveland for pre-surgery testing
- 3/14 to Cleveland for surgery (10-20 day stay)
Pat
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Surgery Scheduled
Larry and I made another trip to Cleveland today for a visit with the medical oncologist (chemo doc). Blood was drawn - all counts look good. Surgery has been scheduled for Monday, March 14. Next trip to Cleveland will be March 7 & 8 for pre-surgery testing.
Larry's hasn't felt good all day. He's got a pain in his abdomen - probably a result of the radiation. The radiation oncologist said the radiation would keep cooking for a week or more - "just like a microwave oven".
Pat
Larry's hasn't felt good all day. He's got a pain in his abdomen - probably a result of the radiation. The radiation oncologist said the radiation would keep cooking for a week or more - "just like a microwave oven".
Pat
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Family
Larry's brother Dave and wife Carol had us over for spaghetti dinner today. After dinner we played a couple games of LCR (Left-Center-Right). All of Larry's siblings were there except his brother and wife from Chicago and all of our nieces and nephew. Very nice!
Click here to see photos.
Click here to see photos.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Home Sweet Home - Again!!!
We got home Friday at about 5pm. Feels great to be home. Overall, Larry did very well with the chemo / radiation treatments. He still has fatigue and nausea at times, but all in all not as bad as many folks feel. Docs say he will have good and bad days over the next few weeks. Should be feeling pretty good by surgery time. We'll go back Wednesday for a check of blood counts and visit with chemo doc. Then we should have a couple weeks with no visits. In early March, pre-surgery testing will start. Not sure what all will be involved, but hoping it can be done in one day. Looks like surgery will be mid-March. Stay tuned.
Many thanks to my Owens Corning friends who are sending us dinner tonight from City Q, our favorite barbecue restaurant. Yum.
Pat
Many thanks to my Owens Corning friends who are sending us dinner tonight from City Q, our favorite barbecue restaurant. Yum.
Pat
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Visited by an Angel
We had a very pleasant surprise today. Larry's mentor from the "4th Angel" program called to say he'd like to meet us. (If you don't know about the "4th Angel" program, see my post from January 25 titled "Touched by an Angel".)
Pete and his wife Laurie were at Cleveland Clinic today for Pete's five-year follow-up. They met us in the lobby of the radiation oncology floor. As luck would have it, another couple was sitting nearby and the husband (Chuck) was also recovering from esophageal cancer. Pete went through treatment and surgery five years ago and is feeling great. Chuck had surgery 8 weeks ago and was at the clinic for a planning session for his post-op treatment. He says he's feeling about 80% of normal (of course that will change next week as he goes through round 2 of chemotherapy). Both had the same surgeon and same treatment plans, but different oncologists were involved in each case.
It was great to hear the experiences of Pete, Laurie, Chuck and his wife. And to hear how quickly they both recovered from this major surgery. We had many questions and they were answered.
A BIG THANK YOU TO PETE AND LAURIE AND TO SCOTT HAMILTON AND COORDINATOR JAMIE WHO BROUGHT US TOGETHER!!!!!
Here's a photo of Larry with Pete and Laurie.
Pat
Pete and his wife Laurie were at Cleveland Clinic today for Pete's five-year follow-up. They met us in the lobby of the radiation oncology floor. As luck would have it, another couple was sitting nearby and the husband (Chuck) was also recovering from esophageal cancer. Pete went through treatment and surgery five years ago and is feeling great. Chuck had surgery 8 weeks ago and was at the clinic for a planning session for his post-op treatment. He says he's feeling about 80% of normal (of course that will change next week as he goes through round 2 of chemotherapy). Both had the same surgeon and same treatment plans, but different oncologists were involved in each case.
It was great to hear the experiences of Pete, Laurie, Chuck and his wife. And to hear how quickly they both recovered from this major surgery. We had many questions and they were answered.
A BIG THANK YOU TO PETE AND LAURIE AND TO SCOTT HAMILTON AND COORDINATOR JAMIE WHO BROUGHT US TOGETHER!!!!!
Here's a photo of Larry with Pete and Laurie.
Pat
Unique Building
When we had the boys here a couple weeks ago, Stephen caught a glimpse of this building that is just down the street from the Hope Lodge. We got a closer look today. It is the Peter Lewis Building on the campus of Case Western Reserve. It houses the School of Management.
And, yes it's cold here. The last photos are the huge icicles at the lodge.
And, yes it's cold here. The last photos are the huge icicles at the lodge.
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