Health Update #30: Comfort and Joy
Papa's Chair May 23, 2024 The last 3 weeks between infusions have probably been the best for me in a long time in terms of dealing with side effects and being able to visit with family and friends. Lots of quality time -- eating, drinking, hanging out, pleasant naps in the afternoon, short walks, longer drives. A visit from Cornelia with lunch al fresco at the Hemingway Bistro in Oak Park, Illinois. A long, first class flight on Delta down to New Orleans to spend a week with my brother and his family. A lot of quality time with my granddaughter Otilia. It's all gone remarkably well, given a Stage IV diagnosis. For this last appointment, it was time for a CT scan to check on disease progression. I had to drive an hour and a half, practically to Rockford, to climb into an available CT scanner last Wednesday. I still can't lift my right arm over my head, so that was a bit of a struggle. They finally let me leave it by my side. By Friday, I had seen the results in my online ch...