Val’s hair began to let go its moorings on Saturday. Early this week she went to a professional to have it shaved short, so the tender follicles wouldn’t be so often tugged. But the hair kept falling, coming away in tufts at the gentlest touch, so Thursday she asked me Continue Reading
Harrisburgh to Karnak. Plus: bike t-shirts
They did it! While Val and I were at the wedding in Montana, my sister Abby (with her friend Claudia) in Illinois biked 54 miles on Sunday on our behalf. Fifty-four miles!! What a goddess of steely thighs and diligent hydration! If you are tuning in late, I should explain Continue Reading
Fly Terriers, Kazoos, and Other People’s Grandpas. And Hair.
Our dog Tuley was rescued from a sidewalk on the day she was born and her provenance remains a mystery. People ask us all the time what kind of dog she is, and we hate to disappoint (or miss an opportunity to embellish), so sometimes we say she’s a Cairn Continue Reading
The Urge to Kill
Back in the saddle again. Maybe a little less lucid than sometimes. Pain pills and their support staff of diuretics . The last few days have been an exploration of what this body of mine will do with this particular cure. This treatment. Which is not a poison. It is Continue Reading
sunny beets and a wave of peas
how doth our garden grow…
this & that (plus finches)
Some quick bits and pieces: Val’s feeling much better than this past weekend. She still has aches, especially in her joints, but they aren’t as bad and can be muffled by regular application of Tylenol or other pain meds. We went to the cancer support group yesterday and probably won’t Continue Reading
seesaw
and sometimes you get in the mail a full-sized, hand-painted saw:
radioactive
O Best Beloveds, Today was a much better day. Val’s aches have diminished and seem to be on their way out; she’s much cheerier and more contrary (a sign of normal Val health). Today was the bone scan, just to cover all possible test bases. Apparently the PET scan (which Continue Reading
stepping stones
By the bye, some of you got a version of this thought in email, but it bears repeating here: We are amazed and grateful at the energy and kindness being directed our way from people across the spectrum of our acquaintance. We are not finding the chance to respond personally Continue Reading
Sunday: aches & acupuncture
Here it is, real summer at last, according to the calendar. A happy belated Solstice to you all. All is approximately well. A few side effects are starting to kick in for Val. Friday afternoon she started to feel a metallic taste in her mouth, as predicted by the oncology Continue Reading