Health
Jett has died
It was sudden and it was gentle. We signed up for hospice at 6pm yesterday, primarily because I thought hospice care would have a better chance of dealing with her malnutrition (I had been unable to get her to consume more than 500 calories for any day in the previous 2 weeks). But this morning, … Continue reading
Negative
I wasn’t really worried but maybe you were, so I will announce the result of Jett’s COVID-19 test: negative.
Getting her tested so she can be tested
Jett was due this week for her regular MRI and CT scan tests, needed to monitor her cancer. But on Monday she was feeling poorly and cancelled the CT scan. On Tuesday we made the 50-minute trek to Worcester to get the MRI, only to be turned away because two of her current symptoms – … Continue reading
Life in the time of corona
Two weeks ago if you had said “corona” I would have said “beer.” Now? Maybe “death.” How quickly things can change! I am not panicked. I think the extreme actions taken in response to the coronavirus pandemic – cancellation or postponement of sporting events, shutting down Broadway, closing Disneyworld – are probably overreactions. But appropriate … Continue reading
My last colonoscopy
Yes, I had a colonoscopy on Friday. I was overdue – I was on the “5-year plan” and it was at least 7 years since my last one and perhaps as long as 9. I don’t enjoy colonoscopies any more than most; it is just something that needs to be done occasionally. Probably similar to … Continue reading
MSC1 Day 15: Disembarkation
Getting off the ship was a lot easier than getting on. Maybe a bit too easy. We were assigned to the first group after the elite Yacht Club folks to disembark. We were told to be in the theater by 8am. We got there at 7:45 and then I went out, hoping to get a … Continue reading
Earrings
This may not seem like a big deal, but it is. Jett got her ears pierced a few days ago and is now wearing earrings again. It is a big deal because she had to remove her earrings back in May when radiation treatments began and has had to keep them out due to CT … Continue reading
A slow start, but a start
2020 has started slowly, which is not necessarily a bad thing. We skipped the New Year’s Eve dance and dinner and celebrated quietly at home. The theme of the celebration was “happy to be alive” because being alive at the start of 2020 is something that, for Jett, seemed unlikely back in May. My Genealogy … Continue reading
Hair!
Jett began losing her hair in June and it was pretty much completely gone by July 4 (though she never lost her eyebrows, for which she was very grateful). In early November her doctor told her that her hair might never come back; that she might be permanently bald. While that was not good news, … Continue reading
Health status at the end of 2019
Jett still has cancer and it is still incurable and inoperable. But what nearly killed her in May is now, if not in remission, at least at bay. The evaluation testing done in MA and FL has been very positive. All tumors have shrunk. No one is making any promises or even venturing a prognosis, … Continue reading