All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water - Wendell Berry
07.10.2012
Our beautiful Sammy is finally home — and she obviously brought the sunshine with her! Last week, we were able to jump right in to one of our usual peaceful beach walks with my son Theo. We even took extra … Read more
06.27.2012
Hi everyone! Great news… Actually two bits of great news: I had my follow up appointment yesterday and got the A-Ok to fly home! Yay! And even more exciting than that, my tumor marker – yes the one that has … Read more
06.26.2012
Well, Sam had her follow up appointment today. Everything is healing well. The big news is that her tumor marker came back 36. For those of you who don’t remember it was in the thousands previously. For the first time … Read more
06.18.2012
I’m happy so say that Sam is recovering well from the second surgery. All the tubes are out, her appetite is coming back, and if all goes well they will let her out tomorrow. We will be heading to her … Read more
06.13.2012
Sam has just come out of the O.R. She did well. It was about 2 1/2 hours in total. I received updates all the way through from Alison and spoke to the surgeon after the case and it seems like … Read more
06.12.2012
Here we go again. The preliminary culture of the fluid in Sam’s chest cavity on the right shows a possible early infection. They have now placed a chest tube drain back into the right side and started antibiotics. With the … Read more
06.12.2012
Well, it’s been just over a month since surgery and Sam was recovering very slowly out east but has hit a bit of a bump in the road. Earlier this week she started feeling a bit off and had a … Read more
06.05.2012
Hello to all, I arrived in Boston from Vancouver on May 26th and Auntie Phil (AP), Sam and I drove to AP’s lovely house in Glens Falls NY the next day. Sam coped well with the 3-hour journey thanks to … Read more
05.28.2012
Hi all, Just a quick update to let you know how I am doing. After a week and a half with Emma and her crew in Boston, I have moved to my aunt Philippa’s in upstate New York (Glens Falls) … Read more
05.21.2012
Hi everyone, I can’t believe it was a little over a week ago when I was in the ICU post-op. I left the hospital on Wednesday afternoon and settled into my cousin Emma’s home about 20 minutes north of Boston. … Read more
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