Hola! Here’s a quick update: Val is just back from Montana and I’m just back from Oaxaca. We both had viruses and we are both getting better from them. She continues to breathe well and although she is chronically fatigued, she is doing much, much better than she was a Continue Reading
Bronchitis
Val has bronchitis. Dang it. Commencing antibiotics.
fever
My dears, Val has caught some kind of virus and has been miserable with a fever of 101-103 since Tuesday. Last night the fever finally broke for a while, but it’s creeping back up again. She’s been coughing again, can’t keep food down, and just generally feels weak and awful. Continue Reading
somewhere new
We met Thursday with our new oncology team at OHSU and came away feeling like we will be in good hands. Everyone — oncologist, oncology nurse, research/trial nurse, social worker, customer support on the phone, strangers in the elevators — seemed smart, informed, kind and helpful. The new plan begins Continue Reading
year end/year beginning
Yesterday, the last day of 2012, Val had her last radiation treatment. The staff signed a certificate for her and did a little clapping song like they do at certain restaurants on your birthday. Yesterday, Val had her last appointment with Dr. T, her Kaiser oncologist. Except that the substitute Continue Reading