Loose Strife

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We met with Laura’s primary oncologist this morning for the bad news talk that no doctor or patient ever wants to be part of. We stewed all week, knowing only what the neurologist told us on the phone on Monday — that tumor cells were found in her spinal fluid, not wanting to be too […]

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Laura had been feeling relatively good since her spinal tap on Friday. She was walking with confidence and feeling very optimistic when I took her out for an appointment on Monday morning. All weekend we enjoyed the company of an old friend, Megan, from college and her daughter who visited from Manhattan. At breakfast on […]

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Laura’s lumbar puncture went fine. The neurologist showed us that the fluid was clear like water and so unlikely to contain tumor cells. We’ll know for sure next week. Meanwhile, when the neurologist heard the news that Laura’s heart function had weakened due to chemo, he suggested that the headaches and unsteadiness might be due […]

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Another in the Ashfield Patrol Log series: 12/22, 9:30 p.m. – After an accident on Spruce Corner Rd., police arrested Dwight Clary, Jr., 35, of Plainfield. He was charged with operating under the influence, operating to endanger and malicious destruction of property after Clary ate pieces of the interior of a Buckland PD cruiser, on […]

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Late last year Laura started taking photographs as a sort of therapeutic activity. She hasn’t been out since November, but I hope she can start up again soon. I’ve decided to sprinkle the blog with regular photos that she’s taken. It’s mostly stuff around the house because she hasn’t gone far for a while. Enjoy. […]

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Quick post: Laura’s CT body scans from Monday were about the same as the ones a month ago. Her bone scan was not informative — which almost certainly means that there was no progression and the remaining sites in the scan are ambiguously either cancer or healing bone. (We’ll confirm later, but not something to […]

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We got maybe six inches of snow this morning after the edge of a Noreaster moved by last night. But it wasn’t hard for us to all get on the road to Northampton before 8. The kids and I dropped Laura at the hospital for another set of CT scans and a bone scan. Then […]

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Naomi has this role playing schtick that I’ve mentioned before. It’s her thing and has been for about a year. It’s delightful to watch. Little House On The Prairie is a favorite. “I’ll be Laura, you can be Pa, Mommy is Ma, and Lily’s not playing.” The last is a running joke in the house […]

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