Loose Strife

It’s really dry here right now. The hay should be about twice as tall as it is, but we’ve had no rain — just beautiful, breezy days. Yesterday we met with Laura’s primary oncologist. The onc admitted that she was surprised that Laura was walking on her own and she was very happy. There are […]

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Quick note to say that Laura is getting better by the day. Two days ago I was amazed that she was furniture surfing a few steps every now and then. Yesterday the physical therapist gave her a cane to try. Today she mostly left the cane behind and hobbled on her own — inside and […]

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I’m happy to report that Laura started to see some improvement in her leg strength and control starting last Thursday — just after I wrote that nothing had changed! Since then she has continued to noticeably improve her walking and climbing. Ten days ago her legs were too weak to climb stairs and Joe and […]

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By last Saturday, Joe and I had planted 40 blueberry bushes with plans for 80 more by next year depending on how these grow. The black flies are swarming, but despite the annoyance I’ve still been having fun outside. Next week I’ll be putting 100 raspberries in a test plot. Lots of mulching to do. […]

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Laura came home early this afternoon (Friday). I’m very glad she’s home! She and I both agree that her walking is worse than when we left for the Boston emergency room this time last Friday. Her physicians at the hospital were all expecting (or hoping?) to see some improvement during her stay this week. But […]

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Laura is still in the hospital, but might come home tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. It’s a little surprising that Laura is not chomping at the bit to leave the hospital. She’s got excellent care and is getting good sleep. She’s had the chance to experiment with pain medicine and found what seems to be working well. […]

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After talking to a friend who follows this blog by email, it occurred to me that many of you haven’t read all the comments on the previous post. So let me recap: Laura and I went to the ER at Brigham-Women’s Hospital in Boston (the hospital affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, across the street) on […]

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It has been a frustrating week long wait in which Laura’s neurosurgeon, great as he might be with a knife, failed to act to get her in front of a neurologist as her legs have continued to decline. (Laura fell 2 nights ago. She didn’t hurt herself, but is now using a walker and is […]

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