The 2nd chest xray showed no change from the one last week. That means no evidence of increased pleura effusion. In other news, Natalie and Joe, Laura’s parents, are returning tomorrow to Virginia after almost a month here. It would have been a tough slog without them! And Naomi begins daycare in Shelburne Falls tomorrow, which should help Laura focus on good health, rest, […]
Entries from September 2007
No news is good news
September 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment
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Chest Xray
September 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Chest Xray
We met with the onc this afternoon for a follow-up because the doctor was concerned about Laura on Friday being so uncomfortable. But the anti-nausea drug seems to be working OK. The onc noticed that Laura’s cough is back and she detected more fluid in her lungs. So Laura went back to the hospital this […]
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Harvest time
September 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Our Ashfield farmers market was hopping this morning. I’ve read that, ironically, as the harvest really starts to increase in the late summer and early fall, many shoppers start to get farmers market fatigue, but our town seems to have remained committed. With a 60% chance of rain, I was up early. Joe and I […]
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More of the same
September 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Although we did make it to the Lake House for dinner tonight, Laura is still not feeling well. Coinciding with flare-up of pain and beginning of new radiation, it’s probably radiation side effects (nausea, fatigue). Her onc prescribed new meds for nausea. (By now, Laura could start a pharmacy business on the side.) She’ll be […]
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Side effects no so good
September 7th, 2007 · Comments Off on Side effects no so good
Laura’s been feeling pretty poorly over the last week or so. Back pain was so bad that I considered taking her to the ER on Sunday and I worried that she wouldn’t get help until Tuesday, after the Labor Day holiday. I panicked and tracked down one of her oncologists, who called me back around […]
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Sickle Bar
September 5th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Yesterday my father-in-law, Joe, worked on getting an old sickle bar mower attached and running on my tractor. He removed all the teeth and then put them back on, replacing some broken ones. But the big problem was figuring out how to mount it. The mower was specifically designed for my obsolete 2-point hitch and […]
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