Crazy Neurons

In an act of daring, I grew a moustache when I went college in 1971. I have never shaved it off. We need a pool.  Heidi said 17 days. That's how long after starting radiation that I went bald. Care to offer your guess?

Working on the Tibet pictures. Should have that with the next update.

D-Day

So the day was pretty easy. Slept most of the time in the chair. The steroids tend to prevent much any chance of sleeping. And I need to stop taking those to see if there is any change in the brain lesions, and if the headaches are under control. I think I might need them.

Today Cisplatin and tomorrow Etoposide - here is information regarding  them.

Will check in tomorrow for an update. And hopefully find those Tibet pictures.

By any other name

Had a different title in mind - once. This just will ramble and provide some links in case you are interested. Have had a better week resting and bulking up for the chemo. Still battling some pain, but overall not all that bad following the radiation.

Still very anxious to see the results of my first treatment. Will be in the chair for 6 hours today. It is only in the last 30 minutes that the drug 'cocktail' is injected. The need the body as liquid as possible to assist with getting the dose everywhere fast, I guess. Books - iPod and snacks.

So, who gets lung cancer? You might be surprised.

There is always hope.

Tim Ritchie once called me an iconoclast. He just couldn't understand me I don't think. And there is curmudgeon. And I know there are other names that just don't come to mind. And I never denied that my personality is sometimes strange. I have always been crazy. I just never knew how crazy. These might give a clue. What's been seen cannot be unseen. Blasphemy.

And then there is always Tibet. A beautiful land I had the honor to visit. Excellent companions I might add. Not sure if anyone has seen some of these pictures, which I am still digging for. Will do that later - after chemo, so just check back.

All for now.

Family Album

I've been rolling through my hard drive, and these pictures have appeared. Enjoy.

Gone Shootin - No Dogs Allowed

Had a really good day. See what we were up to in the hills. Real tired now. But it is a good tired.

Observations - some cute

Just checking in, and getting some pictures going here. Guess I can use my night time energy burst to do something.

Gaining weight in prep for Chemo, and just starting to get some energy. 

And in many ways, I am getting back to where I should have been, living wise, a long time ago. There is a much different perspective.

And I think I have had another first. Sunburned eardrums - I am serious. Pretty obnoxious to say the least. Sarah picked me another 'hat'. Soft as bunny fur and warm. Especially with the new haircut. Forecast is for low 50's by the weekend.

Pack Rat

It starts with baseball cards, and then it never seems to end. And unfortunately, it never does end. Been doing computers so long, any one need a copy of Windows 95 [full legit out of the box] let me know cause I seem to have it all. Plus just about every driver disk, manual and component you might ever want - or need. Let me know, it is yours. Pure 19th century technology.

Really sucks

I suppose what really bites is the control loss. Though really, how much control do we have?And discovering those 'limits' can be drawn out as mine was. Life's choices, of which I've hidden from many, are simply that. A decision - with no guarantee as to the outcome. This world has changed so significantly in my short years. And I suppose living in the past has such great appeal. Such simpler and safer times.

Moustache

This will be the first occasion for anyone to see me less the stash. Grew it my first year in college and never looked back.

Chemo Doc

So, it starts next Wednesday. First round is a three day shot. Six hours on Wednesday, then and hour or so the next two days. Finishing on my Birthday, the 27th. Stars crossing out there somewhere. Then, depending on results and tolerance and all that neat stuff, would do the second round in three weeks. Cisplatin and Etoposide. And I guess this is where I HAVE to end the smoking. 

Commercial Interruption

Just a pause for the cause. Fine barber services, lousy atmosphere.