Report from Montana: No news yet. Miles had his stress test and various other investigations in Kalispell today, and they sent him home to await test results Monday. Nothing daunted, the family plans to spend Saturday in Libby at the girls’ high school basketball tournament. What could be more invigorating? Continue Reading
Montana heart
Just when you think things are settling down for five minutes… Val got a call from her dad in Montana yesterday (Wednesday). Miles said he’d been feeling a trifle weak, went to the town clinic and discovered that his heart rate is currently about 40 beats per minute. Which is Continue Reading
Magic 8 Ball
About a week ahead of time, the CT scan makes itself felt on my horizon. It’s a small white noise in the back of my brain, Val’s too I think, more buzzy the closer it gets. Nowadays, in between doctor moments, sometimes we can just have a day. Sometimes several. Continue Reading
new idea
Yesterday we got the CT scan results. (The CT scan was Monday.) The tumor is slightly smaller. And then the doctor made an astonishing statement. Her (unproven) diagnostic hypothesis is that the tumor has died. that i am merely harboring the lifeless carcass of a once-great hunk of cancer. An Continue Reading
the irritating anomoly
Last May, days before i was diagnosed, Deborah and I had finally come to the conclusion that our complicated lovely relationship could best evolve if we were no longer living together. you may be thinking that what we mean is breaking up. and i must tell you now that we Continue Reading
indecision and hilarity
i read the obituaries every day. i have for years. i try to take note of all the people disappearing. snatched out of place. this place where we live. this valley of land near the criss-crossing rivers, watched over by a sharp volcano. buildings, boats and freeway exchanges keep us Continue Reading
Alive and kickin’
Hey all, Things are pretty much fine and busy here. One of us will try to write an update soon. I hope you are all taking care of yourselves. Deborah
Today’s treatment: all fine
Val had her regular treatment (infusion) today, and all went well. All numbers: good. Health care professionals: upbeat. Deborah: sleepy. Val: an old hand.
People make the world go round
My mom is here. She sauteed broccoli with garlic and toasted sesame seeds for dinner. So delicious. Thea, who is visiting, ran out for the broccoli. Val made fabulous cabbage slaw and tuna steaks. I chopped and cooked yams. We nourished ourselves, an unexpected assortment of humans (and one dog, Continue Reading
Belated Montana snow frolic pictures
What it looked like in Montana in late December: The view from the house: Tuley’s Snow Adventures, or, How to Tucker Out your Terrier: Amusements in zero-degree weather: Snow jumping keeps you warm(er): 1. Frosty Redfoot. 2. Driving home: turkeys obey no traffic laws: It sure is beautiful there. Cold, Continue Reading