Weekend in review and week ahead

This past Wednesday, we went to our first Whacky Wednesday at the Back Porch.  Connie didn't last too long in the heat, but she hung in there. 

We went to a new bar Thursday night (Lelo's, the former Wild Horse Saloon and Grill) for the Parrotheads of Port Aransas Fourth Thursday Happy Hour and Connie was a trooper.  Liked Lelo's.  The burgers/buns were fantastic.  It was a huge turnout.

Friday was a big test for us.  I went to play golf while Connie stayed home with the girls.  She got along famously.  First time I've done that since June 4th.  Always worried in Amherst since there were so few people there during the week.  That night, I had committed to work on the food committee for the Wings Party of the PHC and I helped at the beach party, while Connie stayed back.






Saturday night, I helped on the food committee at the Gala while keeping tabs on Connie at home.  Again, she did great -- there was even a beer or two missing when I got back.

This week is going to suck for her.  Last treatment, her port couldn't be accessed (as was the case towards the end at the Cleveland Clinic), and she had to go through her arm.  Made the decision to get her port replaced.  This week she's got a treatment on Monday (through her arm again), pre-op appointment at Shoreline Hospital Tuesday, the actual procedure on Wednesday, then a brain CT for the neurosurgeon in Cleveland gets done on Thursday.

Setting up to Get Away

Met with Connie's oncologist today.  As has been the case, we got the second best news that the tumor in her brain was stable -- not growing, not decreasing.  Got similar news about the tumor on her spine.

While it's not the best news, it's not the worst news, either.

We also started making arrangements for the transition to going back to Ohio.  The new treatment means she has to have blood work every week.  Not hard while here, but actually easier than you would think when we are on the road.  She is affiliated with Quest and LabCorp and we found each of them along our plotted travels, so no biggie.

We have CT scans scheduled for the chest and abdomen for the last week of March which will be our last set of tests here and the beginning of the baseline for our doctors at the Cleveland Clinic.

Thanks to everyone for their support.  Next entries will hopefully be less medical and more travel.