A Caregiver's Inspirational Journey Through Cancer
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 30th, 2010
It was hot and sticky in Little Rock, but a virtual cool down in comparison to the weather they have been having on the East Coast. We had a great meet up with Bruce & Jan, but additional tests for Bruce prevented us from having dinner a second night and saved the boys’ wallets as […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 29th, 2010
Dave and I are currently in Little Rock for one of his regular checkups. MRI, blood work, bone marrow biopsy and a chat with our doctor to see how things are going. Believe it or not we enjoy coming. We are here in a very different way than the long year of treatment and weeks […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 26th, 2010
ARGH! Dave was getting a sore throat last week and got a nice hacking cough. He’s successfully on the mend, but it brings up that FEAR that strikes at the heart of even the toughest caregivers whose loved ones have cancer where they have wiped out your immune system to try to get you back […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Caregiver Tips, Misc on Jul 21st, 2010
They don’t eat and only seem to sleep! Dave dropped 40 pounds before he even started treatment! Fear and pain is not a recommended weight loss program, but it certainly worked wonders on Dave! Except that wasn’t planned or desired. Once he started treatment, both on the oral chemotherapy (Thalidomide/Dex) and then eventually the BIG […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Jul 18th, 2010
from caregiving back to wife, friend and individual… Dave and I both found ourselves in an awkward situation in the doctor’s office in Little Rock. a little background… Dave had just completed an unplanned treatment with our “new” doctor there. What I mean by unplanned is that our regular doctor had left the clinic and […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Jul 13th, 2010
LIFE can seem harsh at times It can seem somehow unfair Why me? A fair question. But why not you? Why someone else? 0
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, Multiple Myeloma on Jul 9th, 2010
I’ve been avoiding writing a post on this… why? Because what works for one, or some, doesn’t always work for others. When you have cancer, migraines, back problems, depression or a whole host of other chronic illnesses, people come out of the woodwork to tell you what to try or what they read or what […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, MM Chrono Journey on Jul 14th, 2009
Looking back now what is so shocking about Myeloma at this time in our journey, was how Dave was working, driving, flying and living his life and then WHAM! He is knocked on his preverbal ass in an instant and can hardly get out of bed. I have to dress him and help him with […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts on Jul 13th, 2009
As I’m working on this Blog, this chronicle, this “story”, I am keenly aware that neither I, nor Dave, or this experience is unique. Its important that I let you know that I know that. While our personal experience, and the cathartic writing it all down and sharing it is a very self absorbing activity, […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc on Jul 12th, 2009
Well, now you have it up to the point of when this grand “adventure” begins. This is clearly not the “adventure” Dave and I had planned, but it is an “adventure” in every sense of the word. adventure Noun 1. a risky undertaking, the ending of which is uncertain: our African adventure 2. exciting or […]
Posted in Caregiver Thoughts, Misc, MM Chrono Journey on Jul 12th, 2009
This is a true story, an adventure, a journey, whatever you wish to call it, of my experience caring for my husband, Dave, when he was diagnosed with (MM), a rare blood cancer (1% of all cancers, 14% of the three blood cancers – Leukemia, Lymphoma, Myeloma). I also cared for my mother, Chris, who […]
