Remember that ticket I got last week? Well that trip (through life) has been delayed. So they un-punched the thing!
Yesterday, in the middle of one of my classes, I got a call from Dr. Garcia in Houston. Since I was waiting for the results from my biopsy, I left …
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Did you hear that? Last Thursday, I got my ticket punched for four more months at M.D. Anderson!
These trips are always stressful, and I was my usual apprehensive self on the trip. Since we started visiting doctors at noon, Cheryl and I drove over to Houston early in …
more ...Last week, Connie, my oldest sister, sent me a text message to tell me that had lost Moose. Moose was her part Labrador who was about 14 years old. Moose had cancer, and it got so bad he could not even stand up. So they had to end his misery …
more ...This morning, Cheryl and I headed out to M. D. Anderson in Houston for a 12:00 appointment with Dr. Lai, our chief surgeon there. I have been waiting EIGHT DAYS to hear what the CT scan from last week showed. Bottom line - NOTHING FOUND! I am still cancer free …
more ...Boy, do I hate these things. But, they are a fact of my life!
Yesterday, Cheryl and I faced yet another day of testing at M. D. Anderson. As thankful as we both are for the chance to fight this cancer in this place, walking the halls there is still …
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Today is Easter Sunday! I hope you took time off to attend your local church and find out why we celebrate this day! Then, spent some time with your family reflecting on those events from 2000 years ago.
Sitting in a small room. A blue accent wall is in …
more ...It has been about three weeks since I started wearing this new eye on a daily basis, and I am getting used to it! Better than that, no one is noticing it. I first thought I would get a lot of attention, but what really happened was that folks forgot …
more ...Well, I have worn my new eye for three days now, and it is time for an impression report.
Not really. The eye itself is really realistic, and often I get no reaction at all when I run into folks I know. It seems they look …
Pattii took pictures of the actual eye construction process they use to build the new face part I will end up wearing. There are so many pictures here that I pulled them out of the primary story of the process. Pattii also gave me a book titled "Fundamentals of Facial …
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This is a long post covering the process I went through to get my eye prosthetic built. A seprate post covers the actual construction of the final piece.
On Tuesday of this week, Cheryl and I visited the M. D. Anderson Parts Department, also known as Dental Services, to …
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