i know, i know

I've been poor at keeping up this journal.

Back to the MRI machine and consultation on Friday. Should I go ahead and get the whole brain radiation again? While I felt quite damaged from the first time, however I was met free for three years.

Today is my deceased  father's birthday.  Maybe Katie and I will walk up to the cemetery this morning.

Last treatment really took it out of me. Pushing on.

more treatment

Made it through another stereotatic  focused proton beam brain cancer treatment. That makes 3 different episodes of brain tumors with the last 13 month. No obvious damage from the treatment this time.

I guess we can go on like this for a while to go. Made it 5 years so far. 4 episodes of brain cancer (usually 3-8 mets per).

Can be hard to keep a good attitude. But I push on.

another week has passed

Let's see. Jeff Sipe Trio was excellent. Maybe 30 in attendance. only single amp for bass and another for the guitar, No PA, drum mic, etc. Very organic for electric jazz.

New MRI show no new tumors, but we have decided to go ahead and zap the three that are there, rather than waiting until there are 6 to do. Not like they are going away on their own.

When asked about my prognosis, Dr. Burri said, "who knows, we are in uncharted waters here." Very few live this long. Of all hidden talents, who thought I d be able to suppress the growth of cancer so well?

Next week treatment and maybe a  nice long break from this crap.

Katie is doing well.

wow, haven't been here in a while

Hi friends,

same old around here.

new brain scans and likely radiation treatments in the next couple of weeks.

Jeff Sipes trio at Carrburito tonight

Katie changing almost daily. She misses Russell.

grow project going well. all males removed. flowering now.

Still pretty excited to still be alive.

think I'll go play the guitar now.

goodmorning

Hi.

 I have been quite remiss in writing. Been a tough time lately. New mets means more radiation soon. Finally had to put Russell down. He was hit by a car. The damage was too severe. That took two weeks. Katie is having trouble adjusting. She is lonely.  I took her to a dog bar yesterday so she could play with other dogs. She appeared to enjoy it.


It's now 5 years of cancer. What a life changing event.  Sometimes I feel as if I am fading away.

Time to make waffles.

russell is better

hernia repaired.  pelvis fracture repaired. nerve damage appears minimal. might come home today. tough puppy.

Russell

My 4 year Corgi, Russell, was hit by a car yesterday evening. He pulled the lease out of my hand and ran in front of a car. A large hernia and a broken pelvis. He's at the emergency vet and will be for about a week.  They want $6-8,000. Ouch, there goes Amsterdam.

I hope he will be able to chase the ball when this is all over.