Curious older doctor trying to live well.
Phase one of treatment is complete. Since the rough night I wrote about more than three weeks ago, Joseph was able to complete his second round of chemotherapy. He has finished all 30 sessions of radiation treatment as well. This first intense phase of treatment is complete. In another week, Joseph will have a CT …
Even though Joseph’s first session of chemo went well with minimal side effects other than some brain fog, he was very anxious in anticipation of the second round. “I just don’t feel good about this.” Just after midnight on the day of chemotherapy, I woke to a crash followed by silence. I reached over to …
We all experience situations that shake us up, make us realize that we are taking our time on earth for granted. This is one of those for us. Joseph is thinking about many things, bringing up ideas we have rarely discussed. We talk about the past, the mistakes we made, the people we love. Now …
As of now, almost two weeks into his treatment, Joe is tired—fatigued. He felt some brain fog in the first week, struggling to figure out what to do next, but this improved when his sodium level returned closer to normal. His appetite is poor, but he is only rarely a little nauseous. Despite not feeling great, …
Many friends who have responded to our news have been through cancer treatment and done well. When I heard their news, I was concerned and offered support. I was very confident, though, that they would do well. I am not nearly so confident that Joe will do well—it feels very different when it is happening to …
My husband, Joseph, has stage 3 inoperable lung cancer. We have suspected he has cancer for over a year now. A small nodule–1.4 cm–was discovered last April which lit up on a PET scan. This was not easy to biopsy, so he has been having repeat scans. Wait. Worry. Relief. Wait. Worry. Relief. The nodule …