Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Happy New Year to all our readers around the world! Wishing you lots of health, peace and joy. Will the pandemic end this year? Continue reading “So many meds”
CLL fights back
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Sun Sep 26
It was a horrendous night. At the time, I thought that the huge headache that grew from nowhere the previous evening was because of the laxative I’d been given. Continue reading “CLL fights back”
First chemo and a G-tube
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Fri Sep 24
Will Alex get the g-tube inserted today or will it have to be done by a different doctor next week? That was the question on my mind in the morning. The doctor scheduled to do the job was going to be off work for a week as of the end of the day. Continue reading “First chemo and a G-tube”
Our Christmas gift
There are a few more post from Alex’s story, but at the verge of Christmas Eve I’d like to make a short status update. It’s been a week now since he began swallowing all his pills, including the daily chemo medication. That is a big milestone. Continue reading “Our Christmas gift”
Watershed day
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Thu Sep 23
My hematologist called. He was actually on vacation but had been contacted with the results and had immediately done some research and called me. The results of the spinal tap were conclusive, Continue reading “Watershed day”
I don’t want to go through this
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Thu Sep 16
The MRI results are in. Like all the other tests I’d had, the results were negative. Sigh. “Now what?”, I thought. I wished I hadn’t asked. I’ll be given a spinal tap on Monday (the 20th). Continue reading “I don’t want to go through this”
I’m a conundrum
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Sat Sept 11
The weekend ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor came by on his rounds and gave me an update. Here’s what I texted Diana after his visit: Continue reading “I’m a conundrum”
Investigation begins
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
Tuesday September 7 was mostly a blur. I was given more saline, but I wasn’t much with it. At one point I was told that I’d be getting a CT scan. Radiology was just down the hall and I followed a PA (Patient Assistant) to the waiting room. Continue reading “Investigation begins”
Decline and fall
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
If you remember from the previous post, we finally headed out for a long-awaited road trip. The first week or so went according to plan. Continue reading “Decline and fall”
Setting the stage
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
In 2017, I was 63 years old, enjoying life both at home and at work. In fact, I was enjoying my work more than any time in my almost 40-year career. Continue reading “Setting the stage”
I can’t sleep
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
From the horse’s mouth
I can’t sleep. It’s 12:45 am November 17, 2021 and I can’t sleep. I did sleep. For about an hour and a half. Then I woke up to go to the washroom and now I can’t sleep. Continue reading “I can’t sleep”
Regimented lives
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
“So, you can’t swallow even your meds!?’ Lugo, our neighbour across the street, seems shocked by the discovery. On a lovely November afternoon, we sit on our front porch, Continue reading “Regimented lives”
I feel different this morning!
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
“I feel different this morning! I feel good. My head is clear. The cloud following me around is gone.”, Alex announces coming down the stairs after his morning wake-up routine.” Continue reading “I feel different this morning!”
Out with Doranya and a G-tube feed
It was a lovely autumn day, a year since we last were in Kleinberg with Doranya. And exactly 3 weeks after Alex came home from the hospital with a G-tube Continue reading “Out with Doranya and a G-tube feed”
Why Thinking in Autumn Colours?
Storyline: Thinking in Autumn Colours
“Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness…” (J. Keats)
There are many reasons we started this storyline – Continue reading “Why Thinking in Autumn Colours?”
