What started out as a not so good week last week, ended with a turn around of attitude and spirit. I apologize for not posting updates on Kevin sooner. At first, I didn't post because Kevin was not doing so swell. After the side effects from chemo had passed, he didn't perk up like he … Continue reading 7/19-7/26: Radiation Treatments #20 – #25
Sorry this has taken a little more time. As I told a friend the other day, I feel like I’m swimming across a lake on my back, while trying to juggle bowling balls. 🏊♂️ 🤹♀️ 🎳 POSITIVE: I’ve always been great swimming on my back. I’ve actually helped two people in bad situations out of the … Continue reading Update . . . (6/27-7/4)
So, I have to post twice today because it wouldn’t be fair to bitch about Kevin’s first radiation appointment “shit show” in the same post as our chemo treatment. Would be unfair to our chemo Nurse Kaljit. So, the schedule was to start at 8:30am with a 6 hour chemo treatment, then go across town … Continue reading First radiation “shit show” . . .
Kevin officially started treatment today. Hooked up to a bag of magnesium & saline for 2 hours. Then Cisplatin the chemo drug for 2 more. Finally, another bag of saline for a couple more to assist the kidneys in filtering the chemo. As nervous as we were, the chemo appointment was actually pretty good and … Continue reading First Chemo this morning . . .
This torture device will be Kevin's savior. This is the mask Kevin will wear every day through treatment. This will be best said in photos. 'Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to … Continue reading The Radiation Mask 😬
We are in the final stages of appointments to prepare for treatment. Kevin had another CT scan today of his abdomen and stomach. This is necessary for the PEG (feeding) tube. The biggest hold up is the dentist visit for panoramic X-rays to ensure he doesn't have any dental issues that will be made worse … Continue reading Uncertainty
The pet scan showed no additional signs of cancer!!! Kevin fell to his knees when we heard the results. We finally have a victory in this battle.
Edit "How to explain to family" We took this photo and sent it to our kids. We were trying to keep the positivity going. This was at Panera where we grabbed coffee prior to our scheduled appointments to "meet the team" to discuss our treatment plan. Mind you, we thought we were going to this meeting … Continue reading “Treatment Team” failure & redemption
May 16th was the first day we heard the word. We've heard it before. We have always unitedly joined in to say we hate the word. We've helped raise money to help others fight that word. We've donated money to families who are fighting and to those who lost the fight.
Cimoli Strong 