I’m going through the Montana pictures and videos and thought you’d enjoy watching Tuley’s first foray in her homemade snow booties. She hadn’t been out of the house for three days for more than a minute at a time because of the cold, and she was ecstatic, if somewhat tractionless. Continue Reading
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roller coaster
In the end the news was all good, but it was a bit of a rocky road yesterday morning getting there. Val’s scan was December 19. Friday tests are a drag because you don’t get the results till Monday. This was Val’s first scan since chemo ended so we couldn’t Continue Reading
In Montana, doing fine
Hi all, Just a quick note from a wifi cafe in Eureka, Montana to say that we made it out of Portland (despite some hairy conditions on I-84) and safely to Montana in one loooooong day last Saturday. It was -18 when we arrived and snowing beautifully. (Hey, does anyone Continue Reading
silhouetted against the light
Hello friends! Life’s been busy of late so I’m afraid we’ve sadly neglected you. Here’s a quick survey of recent Deb ‘n’ Val highlights: My trip to Oaxaca, Mexico, with my mother and sister was a balm and a delight. We immersed ourselves in art, color, music and sunshine and returned Continue Reading
Geese, leaf fights, granite, folktales
Hi all, Val had a pretty drive over three days to Tahoe, where she is staying with Kim. So far (she reports) her visit has included climbing on rocks, a bald eagle, the sound of geese landing on a lake, crumbled granite sand, good food and good conversation. She sounds Continue Reading
an informative post
Dear all, Somehow daily life is so absorbing and tiring that we haven’t managed to bring people up to date. I’ll try to write a juicier post soon, but until then, here’s the basics: Val is slowly recovering strength and verve. It’s funny how we can be simultaneously so grateful Continue Reading
fear, blood, life
the last two weeks have been hard. a return of the thin taut fear. color bleeding out of the days as the blood seeped out of val’s nose thinly and we watched it, counted the blots, counted the kleenex, counted the minutes. i think it was two weeks ago that Continue Reading
a bit of excitement
Hi all, We’re fine. Which is so exciting, because Thursday night fine was only one of the options on the menu, and it wasn’t clear for a while there what we were ordering. Here’s a quick, damn the suspense and full speed ahead rendition, to be fleshed out later when Continue Reading
sniffles and salmon
Hi all, Happily, Val’s x-ray results show no signs of pneumonia. So we’ve been instructed to keep an eye on the cold, do all the things people do for colds, and return for medical attention if she should get a persistent or high fever. As someone who is always very Continue Reading
having colds
It’s hard to sort out chemo symptoms from cold symptoms, but it is looking like Val has a cold, after all. She’s been having chills and small fevers. Her temperature regulation systems are out of whack; TerriSue says that could also/partially be the low neutragen levels. She’s got a runny Continue Reading