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- July 25th, 2008 - Cathy is hanging in there keeping buys with her latch hook. Last week she fell and had to get 3 staples in the back of her head and 13 stitches on her little finger. I think her medication caused her to pass out while she was using her walker. Thank God I was home when it happened and was able to help her. She had to call the hospice and then they told us to go to the hospital emergency room.
- May 12th, 2008 - Cathy has been doing much better. She's taking steroids and it's helped her energy level and appetite. She had gotten down to 114 pounds and is now up to 126. She really loves her Tuna Fish Salad and eats it several times a day.
I've been busy with work and doing internet cigar videos with my friend Justin. We have fun and it's very politically incorrect. You can find the episodes on LasVegashTV.com.
Last month I attened the Arizona Detroiters Dinner in Phoenix, Arizona, put on by Detroit Memories.com It was a great dinner and the featured guest speakers were Robin Seymour and Tom Shannon, a couple of legendary Detroit radio personalities. It was the first time I drove from Las Vegas to Phoenix and a lot smoother than the drive to the LA area.
- March 22nd, 2008 - Cathy has been getting around a lot better now using a cane. Her pain medication keep getting increased and she's been sleeping a lot. We try to go out to dinner once a week usually at Terrible's Casino right around the corner from us. The staff knows us and gives us good service.
I'm looking forward to Easter Sunday tomorrow. I gave up alcohol for Lent. Just before I gave it up, I had a strange dream that I could downoad a glass of wine on the internet and for the first couple of minutes after I woke up, I really believed it and was trying to remember if it was a PDF or some other kind of format.
I think someone is trying to tell me something! The key as with everything else, is Moderation.
- February 4th, 2008 - Cathy has been using a wheelchair for the past 4 weeks. The tumor caused her leg to fracture and she had to get hip replacement surgery last week. She spent 4 days in the hospital and the surgery was successful. Plans are for her to undergo radiation treatment on the tumor so this doesn't happen again. Doctor expects her to be walking again after about 8 weeks.
- January 13th, 2008 - Cathy is in good spirits for the most part. The people from the hospice has been coming by to help. Her medications have increased to kill the pain. The cancer has spread. She now has to use a walker to get around.hanging in there. We enjoyed our time together over the holidays.
I'm playing softball twice a week with the Las Vegas Senior Softball Association. It's a year-round league and some of the players actually use bat warmers for their expensive bats.
For HALLOWEEN both of us dressed up as Stewie from Family Guy.
- September 1st - Cathy is hanging in there. We just came back from vacation. We drove to Reno where we spent 1 night and then to San Francisco where we stayed 2 nights and had a great time. We did a bus tour of the city and then a bus tour of winery country in Sanoma. We enjoyed a great meal at Fishermans Wharf. We then drove down to Monterey and stayed the night is Pismo Beach. Our hotel The Cliffs was right on the ocean ...very nice.
The weight loss has slowed down but the inches are coming off. 130 since last November and 102 since my surgery. It's hard to believe that last year I wore XXXL size shirts and now I'm wearing Large.
- August 4th - The people from the hospice have been coming over to assist Cathy. She
has her moments and tires easily. The pain killers are helping.
My weight loss is now at 98 pounds since my surgery 7 months ago
and 126 pounds lost since last November. In an effort to be more active, I've joined a senior softball league that plays Tuesday & Thursday mornings every week. Seems that nobody uses wooden bats anymore. It had been about 15 years since I've used my baseball glove so it's going to take a while for me to get up to speed, but I'm really enjoying it.
- May
21st - After
suffering a lot of pain and having to get blood transfusions, Cathy
has decided to cease her chemo treatments.
My weight loss is now at 80 pounds since my surgery 5 months ago
and 108 pounds lost since the beginning of November.
- April
9th - Doing
fine. I've now lost 64 pounds since my surgery and
92 pounds since November. Still fitting into clothes I haven't
been able to wear for years. I took a trip last week as I drove
down to San Diego and spent one night in Rosarito, Mexico. I had
a great time hanging out there with the locals. It was spring break
down there and enjoyed watching all the young people go wild.
Cathy has started another round of chemo. The cancer is in her stomach and lungs.
- March
1st -
Doing fine. I've now lost 48 pounds since my
surgery. Starting to fit into clothes I haven't been able to wear for
years. I'm enjoying my cigars again in moderation.
Cathy's doing well. Her upper & lower GI colonoscopy went well Doctor
is concerned about her weight loss and wants her to drink Boost or Ensure.
She has a catscan scheduled for later this month.
- January
29th -
Things are going well. I've lost 30 pounds since
my surgery. I'll be eating pureed foods thru the end of March. I'm
trying to be a little more active. I enjoy going out for walks, but
with our cold weather here it's been a challenge. This has been the
coldest winter I've ever seen in Las Vegas and I've been here for over
27 years.
Cathy's doing well. She has an upper GI & colonoscopy scheduled
for February 16th.
- January
4th -
Had a quiet New Years. Making a nice recovery
from the surgery. The drainage tube was removed last week and
I was informed that my gallbladder will be removed in 3 months. I started
driving again this week. My diet has changed from clear liquids
to full liquids. And starting on the 6th I begin a Pureed diet
for the next 3 months. Portions have increased slightly from 3
tablespoons to 1/4 cup. The weight is starting to come off. I've
lost 10 pounds since the surgery and I can feel my clothes getting looser.
I go back to work on the 8th.
- December
25th -
Had a nice Christmas at home with family and exchanged gifts. At least this Christmas I don't have to worry about
overeating. My first week after surgery has me limited to 3 meals
a day of clear liquids. They consist of 3 tablespoons of Broth,
3 Tablespoons of sugar-free non carbonated juice and 3 Tablespoons of
sugar-free Jell-O. And I don't seem to feel hungry at all. I
go in on the 28th to get a checkup and hopefully have my drainage tube
removed.
- December
23rd -
My surgery on the 21st was a success.
I had to spend the first night in Intensive Care and I was
released on the 23rd. I will have to stay away from cigars for a few
weeks to help the healing process. So at least I get to spend
the holidays at home with family.
- December
3rd -
Sure was nice to see the Tigers in the World Series. Looks
like winter has come early to Las Vegas overnight temperature is about
35 degrees, but it feels like 30.
Cathy had to quit her job and is going on disability.
She's had trouble with her legs & feet swelling and had to wear
slippers instead of shoes during the last 2 weeks of her employment.
I have surgery scheduled for the 21st of this month. I should
be out of there in time to spend Christmas at home. Other than
that, same ole stuff with me.
Last month voters passed a ban on smoking in most public places except
for casino. It bans smoking anywhere food is served. The law is supposed
to go into effect on December 8th but there still hasn't been any explanation
on the details of the law or how it will be enforced. Something
is wrong with our society when Smoking scenes get deleted from the new
James Bond movie but yet they leave the violence & murder scenes
in the movie.
- September
30, 2006 -
Cathy is going thru chemo again (4th time).
This time it's in her lungs. She's still working
and trying to cope with things. Her energy level is pretty good
in the morning but she becomes very tired by late afternoon and early
evening. She's taking pain medication. Everything is about the
same in my world.
Summer seemed to go by quickly and it turned out to be not as hot as
the last couple of years. My couisn Michelle and her husband Terry
and son Jacob were in town in June and we had a nice visit. Michelle
was working the UAW convention here in Las Vegas. Michelle's brother
Joe and his girlfriend Lorrie were in town for the Postal Service convention
in August and we hooked up and visited the new Red Rock Casino. We
had dinner at a Barbecue restaurant called Salt Lick.
- June
2, 2006 -
Cathy was released from the hospital!
She's now at home recuperating.
- May 31,
2006 -
Cathy's surgery was a success!
We arrived at Summerlin hospital at 5am for a 7am surgery but then there
were some issues with getting a blood match so the surgery was moved
to 4:30pm. The surgery took 2 hours. I was at the hospital until 10pm
waiting for her to be transported from recovery to her room.
- May 15,
2006 -
Cathy's surgery date has been moved back to May 31st at 7am.
- May 5
, 2006 - Sometime
this month, Cathy will be going into the hospital to have her right
kidney removed. It's only functioning at 4%
while here left is functioning at 96%.
The right one is the one with the cancer, and it causes her a
lot of pain. If everything goes right, she will stay in the hospital
for 2 days and have 2 weeks recuperation time. If they have to
do more cutting than expected she might have to stay in the hospital
longer. There's no guarantee.
The weather has been warming up. Last Friday, the temperature
hit 90 for the first time this year and our highs this week have been
around 95.
- April
16 , 2006 - Everything
is about the same. Just trying to keep up with the rising prices. "Everything's
going up except my paycheck!" Glad to see warmer weather
has finally arrived in Las Vegas. Of course, I'll be complaining
about the heat a couple months from now. I have a new cellphone,
I switched from Sprint to Cingulary because of the lousy service. We
were able to keep our same cellphone numbers.
Cathy's status is about the same. Cathy is off the chemo treatments
for a while as the mass in her kidney remains. Her doctors are
exploring the possibility of removing part of her kidney. Your
prayers are appreciated because we know that prayer does work. Over
the holidays, I finally switched from dial-up to DSL. I can see
now why hardly anyone uses dial-up anymore. I also hooked up a
router so that I can take my laptop out on the patio while I enjoy a
cigar. I've already spilled ashes on my keyboard.
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